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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
19. Persons at work in agriculture and nonagricultural industries by hours of work
[Numbers in thousands]
Hours of work 2011
Persons at work Percent distribution
All
industries
Agriculture
and related
industries
Nonagricultural
industries
All
industries
Agriculture
and related
industries
Nonagricultural
industries

Total, persons at work

134,879 2,162 132,717 100.0 100.0 100.0

1 to 34 hours

34,898 627 34,271 25.9 29.0 25.8

1 to 4 hours

1,516 50 1,466 1.1 2.3 1.1

5 to 14 hours

5,426 150 5,275 4.0 7.0 4.0

15 to 29 hours

17,223 290 16,933 12.8 13.4 12.8

30 to 34 hours

10,733 136 10,597 8.0 6.3 8.0

35 hours and over

99,981 1,535 98,446 74.1 71.0 74.2

35 to 39 hours

9,528 100 9,428 7.1 4.6 7.1

40 hours

57,064 603 56,461 42.3 27.9 42.5

41 hours and over

33,389 832 32,557 24.8 38.5 24.5

41 to 48 hours

11,449 137 11,312 8.5 6.4 8.5

49 to 59 hours

12,913 248 12,665 9.6 11.5 9.5

60 hours and over

9,027 447 8,580 6.7 20.7 6.5

Average hours, total at work

38.3 41.7 38.2 - - -

Average hours, persons who usually work full time

42.4 48.2 42.3 - - -

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).

Last Modified Date: March 1, 2012