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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
Feb.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

2,251 2,074 2,111 2,343 2,201 2,262 2,205 2,184 2,201

Wage and salary workers(1)

1,456 1,413 1,454 1,526 1,468 1,549 1,520 1,489 1,524

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

755 651 621 779 707 701 680 687 649

Unpaid family workers

40 10 35 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

157,461 157,575 158,205 157,797 159,166 159,578 158,993 158,735 158,601

Wage and salary workers(1)

148,238 148,684 148,897 148,613 150,170 150,505 149,702 149,741 149,321

Government

21,951 21,858 21,517 21,501 21,664 21,878 21,700 21,490 21,142

Private industries

126,287 126,826 127,380 127,130 128,454 128,612 128,086 128,407 128,256

Private households

592 773 746 - - - - - -

Other industries

125,696 126,053 126,634 126,411 127,800 127,889 127,414 127,521 127,392

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

9,173 8,841 9,261 9,304 8,957 9,014 9,335 9,087 9,377

Unpaid family workers

50 50 47 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

4,285 4,874 4,592 4,070 4,284 3,994 4,211 4,422 4,376

Slack work or business conditions

3,079 3,427 3,098 2,842 2,985 2,790 2,960 2,994 2,863

Could only find part-time work

868 1,046 1,139 866 1,000 934 964 1,026 1,104

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

22,494 22,238 23,043 21,780 21,576 21,879 22,458 22,156 22,309

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

4,146 4,803 4,479 3,970 4,205 3,931 4,138 4,371 4,300

Slack work or business conditions

2,975 3,390 3,013 2,763 2,941 2,735 2,913 2,959 2,803

Could only find part-time work

850 1,038 1,130 850 992 923 953 1,018 1,098

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

22,074 21,878 22,677 21,375 21,214 21,444 22,060 21,793 21,951

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.

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024