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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
Nov.
2024		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Nov.
2024		 July
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,163 - 2,148 2,202 2,216 2,238 2,198 - 2,189

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,446 - 1,374 1,489 1,610 1,530 1,519 - 1,444

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 688 - 760 701 554 670 657 - 761

Unpaid family workers

 29 - 15 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 159,294 - 161,918 159,070 160,962 161,165 161,411 - 161,637

Wage and salary workers(1)

 150,153 - 152,351 149,881 151,816 151,837 152,294 - 152,017

Government

 22,456 - 22,346 22,188 21,635 22,446 22,554 - 22,051

Private industries

 127,697 - 130,005 127,709 130,131 129,247 129,757 - 129,963

Private households

 629 - 584 - - - - - -

Other industries

 127,068 - 129,422 127,155 129,534 128,781 129,215 - 129,482

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,095 - 9,499 9,122 9,060 9,247 9,073 - 9,496

Unpaid family workers

 46 - 68 - - - - - -

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,325 - 5,350 4,469 4,684 4,749 4,579 - 5,488

Slack work or business conditions

 3,055 - 3,379 3,125 3,035 3,063 3,123 - 3,444

Could only find part-time work

 1,001 - 1,612 1,084 1,264 1,308 1,170 - 1,759

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 23,127 - 23,896 22,380 22,770 23,298 22,756 - 23,126

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,252 - 5,288 4,387 4,559 4,682 4,491 - 5,419

Slack work or business conditions

 2,990 - 3,357 3,072 2,932 3,010 3,048 - 3,434

Could only find part-time work

 999 - 1,600 1,077 1,257 1,309 1,162 - 1,738

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,756 - 23,502 22,029 22,392 22,855 22,355 - 22,745

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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
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Last Modified Date: December 16, 2025