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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
Feb.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Feb.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,152 2,040 2,162 2,249 - 2,200 2,332 2,152 2,257

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,396 1,293 1,399 1,487 - 1,459 1,571 1,400 1,500

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 735 737 751 747 - 761 751 756 757

Unpaid family workers

 22 10 12 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 160,391 159,630 159,992 160,966 - 161,635 161,716 160,883 160,706

Wage and salary workers(1)

 151,531 150,812 151,241 151,988 - 152,150 152,671 151,874 151,786

Government

 21,957 21,869 21,986 21,682 - 22,040 21,973 21,591 21,739

Private industries

 129,575 128,942 129,255 130,298 - 130,088 130,708 130,384 130,046

Private households

 565 641 621 - - - - - -

Other industries

 129,009 128,301 128,634 129,681 - 129,600 130,160 129,710 129,388

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 8,821 8,782 8,682 8,965 - 9,476 9,052 9,056 8,841

Unpaid family workers

 39 37 69 - - - - - -

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 5,166 5,322 4,627 4,923 - 5,487 5,341 4,873 4,396

Slack work or business conditions

 3,545 3,620 3,085 3,286 - 3,445 3,436 3,181 2,838

Could only find part-time work

 1,307 1,365 1,256 1,264 - 1,650 1,514 1,379 1,251

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 23,148 22,922 23,398 22,468 - 23,068 22,251 22,899 22,728

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 5,086 5,268 4,571 4,883 - 5,417 5,282 4,836 4,380

Slack work or business conditions

 3,489 3,589 3,059 3,266 - 3,434 3,427 3,167 2,846

Could only find part-time work

 1,306 1,363 1,256 1,264 - 1,635 1,497 1,373 1,250

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,739 22,548 23,017 22,074 - 22,685 21,839 22,520 22,357

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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
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Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026