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Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status [In thousands]
Category Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Dec.
2023		 Nov.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Dec.
2023		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024		 Oct.
2024		 Nov.
2024		 Dec.
2024

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,156 2,163 2,202 2,211 2,321 2,263 2,246 2,202 2,258

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,497 1,446 1,481 1,534 1,647 1,628 1,569 1,489 1,521

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 646 688 696 673 632 617 668 701 723

Unpaid family workers

 14 29 26 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 158,598 159,294 159,091 158,973 159,125 159,531 159,341 159,070 159,469

Wage and salary workers(1)

 149,325 150,153 149,896 149,690 149,578 150,213 150,120 149,881 150,253

Government

 21,951 22,456 22,399 21,671 21,488 22,220 22,113 22,188 22,109

Private industries

 127,373 127,697 127,497 128,081 127,974 128,076 127,994 127,709 128,209

Private households

 787 629 581 - - - - - -

Other industries

 126,586 127,068 126,915 127,394 127,371 127,458 127,444 127,155 127,713

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,242 9,095 9,157 9,328 9,458 9,228 9,171 9,122 9,241

Unpaid family workers

 31 46 38 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,324 4,325 4,461 4,220 4,822 4,624 4,565 4,469 4,358

Slack work or business conditions

 3,071 3,055 2,989 2,949 3,320 3,028 3,032 3,125 2,867

Could only find part-time work

 940 1,001 1,150 977 1,146 1,260 1,179 1,084 1,195

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 23,020 23,127 23,068 22,470 22,555 22,553 22,351 22,380 22,514

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,229 4,252 4,385 4,143 4,734 4,527 4,426 4,387 4,299

Slack work or business conditions

 3,019 2,990 2,936 2,916 3,263 2,946 2,957 3,072 2,833

Could only find part-time work

 926 999 1,150 964 1,128 1,258 1,163 1,077 1,196

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,604 22,756 22,682 22,076 22,166 22,217 21,961 22,029 22,150

Footnotes
(1) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.
(2) Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs for the entire week.
(3) Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business conditions, inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand.
(4) Refers to persons who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons such as childcare problems, family or personal obligations, school or training, retirement or Social Security limits on earnings, and other reasons. This excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as vacations, holidays, illness, and bad weather.

- Data not available.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: January 10, 2025