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

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Employed people by class of worker and part-time status [In thousands]
Category Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Apr.
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025		 Apr.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,187 2,251 2,176 2,253 2,258 2,319 2,259 2,371 2,249

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,496 1,509 1,495 1,563 1,521 1,573 1,489 1,595 1,559

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 657 717 662 657 723 723 753 740 665

Unpaid family workers

 34 25 19 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 159,403 161,160 161,866 159,105 159,469 161,357 160,930 160,920 161,565

Wage and salary workers(1)

 150,119 152,079 152,556 149,749 150,253 152,363 152,034 151,946 152,236

Government

 21,883 22,134 22,111 21,628 22,109 21,764 21,653 21,748 21,859

Private industries

 128,236 129,945 130,446 128,099 128,209 130,742 130,414 130,227 130,376

Private households

 620 555 594 - - - - - -

Other industries

 127,616 129,390 129,852 127,430 127,713 130,025 129,816 129,585 129,702

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,241 9,034 9,255 9,285 9,241 9,103 8,946 9,055 9,283

Unpaid family workers

 43 47 55 - - - - - -

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,267 4,900 4,496 4,463 4,358 4,477 4,937 4,780 4,690

Slack work or business conditions

 2,910 3,245 3,009 3,054 2,867 2,893 3,292 3,156 3,150

Could only find part-time work

 1,146 1,307 1,272 1,145 1,195 1,195 1,253 1,255 1,260

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,913 23,198 23,426 22,238 22,514 22,299 22,435 22,625 22,723

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,200 4,813 4,431 4,394 4,299 4,416 4,899 4,717 4,623

Slack work or business conditions

 2,856 3,194 2,964 3,000 2,833 2,857 3,273 3,125 3,105

Could only find part-time work

 1,146 1,305 1,267 1,142 1,196 1,193 1,253 1,255 1,253

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,575 22,781 23,103 21,890 22,150 21,935 22,039 22,196 22,381

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 people 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 people 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 people 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: May 02, 2025