2019 Annual Averages ‐ Persons at work 1 to 34 hours in all and in nonagricultural industries by reason for working less than 35 hours and usual full‐ or part‐time status : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
20. Persons at work 1 to 34 hours in all and in nonagricultural industries by reason for working less than 35 hours and usual full- or part-time status [Numbers in thousands]
Reason for working less than 35 hours	2019
	All industries			Nonagricultural industries
	Total	Usually work full time	Usually work part time	Total	Usually work full time	Usually work part time
Total, at work 1 to 34 hours	33,693	9,233	24,459	33,124	9,072	24,052

Economic reasons	4,407	1,378	3,029	4,330	1,336	2,994
Slack work or business conditions	2,759	1,137	1,622	2,707	1,107	1,600
Could only find part-time work	1,333	-	1,333	1,324	-	1,324
Seasonal work	210	137	74	195	125	69
Job started or ended during week	104	104	-	103	103	-

Noneconomic reasons	29,286	7,856	21,430	28,794	7,736	21,058
Child-care problems	1,072	89	983	1,062	87	975
Other family or personal obligations	5,135	689	4,446	5,053	679	4,374
Health or medical limitations	1,125	-	1,125	1,104	-	1,104
In school or training	6,152	78	6,074	6,095	78	6,017
Retired or Social Security limit on earnings	2,824	-	2,824	2,701	-	2,701
Vacation or personal day	3,845	3,845	-	3,801	3,801	-
Holiday, legal or religious	283	283	-	279	279	-
Weather-related curtailment	486	486	-	454	454	-
All other reasons	8,365	2,385	5,980	8,244	2,357	5,887

Average hours, economic reasons	23.2	23.9	22.9	23.2	24.0	22.9
Average hours, noneconomic reasons	21.2	24.6	20.0	21.3	24.6	20.0
NOTE: Full time is 35 hours or more per week; part time is less than 35 hours. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (value not shown where base is less than 35,000).

Last Modified Date: January 22, 2020