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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
Sept.
2025		 Aug.
2026		 Sept.
2026		 Sept.
2025		 May
2026		 June
2026		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026		 Sept.
2026

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,209 2,551 2,636 2,206 2,261 2,291 2,216 2,444 2,596

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,533 1,735 1,937 1,518 1,648 1,595 1,508 1,630 1,832

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 658 795 688 662 582 638 670 770 692

Unpaid family workers

 18 21 11 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 161,685 160,116 160,802 161,423 160,589 160,100 160,093 160,325 160,442

Wage and salary workers(1)

 152,530 151,171 151,837 152,273 151,624 151,206 150,852 151,467 151,540

Government

 22,620 21,744 22,181 22,511 21,270 21,812 21,881 22,198 22,012

Private industries

 129,910 129,427 129,656 129,857 130,318 129,330 128,906 129,200 129,607

Private households

 534 536 499 - - - - - -

Other industries

 129,376 128,891 129,157 129,359 129,721 128,657 128,382 128,651 129,132

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,138 8,867 8,891 9,078 8,943 8,792 9,066 8,778 8,830

Unpaid family workers

 17 78 74 - - - - - -

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,247 4,316 4,159 4,594 4,805 4,681 4,804 4,390 4,501

Slack work or business conditions

 2,900 2,686 2,667 3,129 3,263 3,010 3,019 2,815 2,896

Could only find part-time work

 1,173 1,227 1,242 1,200 1,208 1,409 1,428 1,263 1,267

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,885 21,380 22,965 22,728 22,853 22,618 22,770 22,752 22,813

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,183 4,275 4,037 4,504 4,750 4,615 4,743 4,341 4,357

Slack work or business conditions

 2,853 2,660 2,558 3,056 3,235 2,964 2,968 2,776 2,762

Could only find part-time work

 1,167 1,221 1,242 1,190 1,205 1,398 1,426 1,262 1,264

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,489 20,917 22,511 22,327 22,445 22,213 22,345 22,291 22,361

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: October 02, 2026