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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
June
2021		 May
2022		 June
2022		 June
2021		 Feb.
2022		 Mar.
2022		 Apr.
2022		 May
2022		 June
2022

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,399 2,399 2,385 2,309 2,383 2,378 2,349 2,355 2,308

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,637 1,574 1,553 1,597 1,525 1,571 1,505 1,553 1,520

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 730 801 787 689 801 758 800 776 747

Unpaid family workers

 31 24 45 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 149,885 156,210 156,293 149,564 155,094 155,871 155,729 156,183 156,114

Wage and salary workers(1)

 140,511 146,725 146,848 140,111 146,263 146,955 146,638 146,455 146,346

Government

 20,280 20,985 20,265 20,552 20,971 21,296 20,948 20,885 20,601

Private industries

 120,230 125,740 126,582 119,474 124,886 125,204 125,371 125,619 125,767

Private households

 654 610 616 - - - - - -

Other industries

 119,576 125,130 125,966 118,905 124,144 124,505 124,658 124,955 125,210

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,303 9,410 9,392 9,162 9,175 9,260 9,086 9,291 9,255

Unpaid family workers

 71 75 53 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,837 4,115 3,838 4,616 4,135 4,170 4,033 4,328 3,621

Slack work or business conditions

 3,513 2,858 2,426 3,416 2,707 2,880 2,647 2,996 2,366

Could only find part-time work

 1,051 1,002 906 1,029 1,060 1,055 1,071 999 914

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 19,453 20,822 19,885 20,122 20,667 20,870 20,826 20,806 20,602

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,776 4,033 3,813 4,547 4,105 4,149 3,996 4,235 3,694

Slack work or business conditions

 3,474 2,796 2,415 3,371 2,672 2,842 2,617 2,927 2,345

Could only find part-time work

 1,037 993 901 1,019 1,053 1,049 1,064 988 912

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 19,113 20,447 19,474 19,754 20,275 20,498 20,435 20,438 20,180

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 08, 2022