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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 2012
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

137,337 2,102 135,235 100.0 100.0 100.0

1 to 34 hours

34,425 573 33,852 25.1 27.3 25.0

1 to 4 hours

1,481 49 1,432 1.1 2.3 1.1

5 to 14 hours

5,369 133 5,236 3.9 6.3 3.9

15 to 29 hours

17,128 265 16,863 12.5 12.6 12.5

30 to 34 hours

10,448 126 10,322 7.6 6.0 7.6

35 hours and over

102,912 1,529 101,383 74.9 72.7 75.0

35 to 39 hours

9,747 95 9,651 7.1 4.5 7.1

40 hours

58,778 608 58,169 42.8 28.9 43.0

41 hours and over

34,388 825 33,562 25.0 39.3 24.8

41 to 48 hours

11,859 135 11,724 8.6 6.4 8.7

49 to 59 hours

13,251 240 13,012 9.6 11.4 9.6

60 hours and over

9,277 451 8,826 6.8 21.4 6.5

Average hours, total at work

38.5 42.3 38.4 - - -

Average hours, persons who usually work full time

42.5 48.5 42.4 - - -

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: February 5, 2013