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
June
2016		 May
2017		 June
2017		 June
2016		 Feb.
2017		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017		 June
2017

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,661 2,564 2,612 2,503 2,458 2,499 2,646 2,507 2,457

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,748 1,676 1,730 1,625 1,603 1,647 1,730 1,645 1,611

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 885 865 858 839 841 853 879 833 818

Unpaid family workers

 27 23 23 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 149,329 150,843 151,475 148,683 150,026 150,429 150,481 150,417 150,848

Wage and salary workers(1)

 140,363 142,130 142,483 139,867 141,101 141,663 141,931 141,849 141,989

Government

 19,821 21,015 20,477 20,202 20,843 20,858 20,683 20,772 20,868

Private industries

 120,542 121,115 122,006 119,587 120,258 120,904 121,281 121,096 121,053

Private households

 790 655 630 - - - - - -

Other industries

 119,751 120,460 121,376 118,850 119,535 120,148 120,592 120,441 120,457

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 8,909 8,660 8,924 8,755 8,826 8,707 8,489 8,550 8,753

Unpaid family workers

 58 53 67 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 6,119 5,038 5,602 5,820 5,704 5,553 5,272 5,219 5,326

Slack work or business conditions

 3,567 2,921 3,405 3,438 3,574 3,402 3,174 3,082 3,286

Could only find part-time work

 2,144 1,860 1,787 2,030 1,864 1,852 1,802 1,789 1,727

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 19,659 21,373 19,831 20,542 20,773 20,723 20,700 21,020 20,791

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 6,023 4,994 5,555 5,727 5,637 5,502 5,197 5,154 5,282

Slack work or business conditions

 3,507 2,900 3,370 3,376 3,540 3,386 3,130 3,045 3,249

Could only find part-time work

 2,128 1,853 1,783 2,033 1,853 1,842 1,781 1,776 1,720

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 19,261 21,060 19,450 20,145 20,445 20,396 20,349 20,677 20,443

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: July 07, 2017