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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
Sept.
2023		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024		 Sept.
2023		 May
2024		 June
2024		 July
2024		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,288 2,393 2,273 2,286 2,221 2,379 2,273 2,327 2,267

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,551 1,719 1,648 1,563 1,504 1,666 1,595 1,659 1,641

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 699 652 617 694 657 655 641 630 614

Unpaid family workers

 39 22 8 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 159,381 158,955 159,772 159,306 158,919 158,984 159,100 159,108 159,635

Wage and salary workers(1)

 150,233 149,379 150,426 150,134 149,413 149,846 149,789 149,476 150,298

Government

 21,480 20,854 22,176 21,618 21,613 21,560 21,607 21,431 22,216

Private industries

 128,753 128,526 128,251 128,558 127,746 128,300 128,166 127,962 128,095

Private households

 665 613 654 - - - - - -

Other industries

 128,089 127,913 127,597 127,958 127,072 127,646 127,515 127,371 127,450

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,114 9,545 9,300 9,043 9,408 9,025 9,191 9,475 9,235

Unpaid family workers

 33 31 46 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 3,742 4,757 4,297 4,069 4,419 4,220 4,566 4,830 4,624

Slack work or business conditions

 2,608 3,203 2,807 2,799 3,086 2,832 2,985 3,303 2,999

Could only find part-time work

 940 1,133 1,298 940 1,042 1,144 1,195 1,144 1,274

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,309 21,050 22,704 22,177 22,662 22,341 22,036 22,561 22,566

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 3,698 4,677 4,227 3,988 4,340 4,138 4,491 4,737 4,518

Slack work or business conditions

 2,579 3,157 2,751 2,753 3,036 2,778 2,937 3,261 2,928

Could only find part-time work

 930 1,108 1,298 930 1,028 1,134 1,188 1,124 1,271

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,883 20,682 22,374 21,752 22,285 21,947 21,681 22,170 22,232

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: October 04, 2024