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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
2023		 May
2024		 June
2024		 June
2023		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024		 May
2024		 June
2024

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,398 2,283 2,513 2,299 2,201 2,217 2,246 2,221 2,379

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,650 1,545 1,779 1,584 1,524 1,507 1,555 1,504 1,666

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 712 680 694 673 649 654 657 657 655

Unpaid family workers

 36 59 40 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 159,161 159,058 159,261 158,886 158,601 158,970 159,161 158,919 158,984

Wage and salary workers(1)

 150,021 149,507 150,084 149,799 149,321 149,513 149,831 149,413 149,846

Government

 21,022 21,710 21,069 21,522 21,142 21,436 21,616 21,613 21,560

Private industries

 128,999 127,797 129,015 128,265 128,256 128,092 128,170 127,746 128,300

Private households

 641 617 612 - - - - - -

Other industries

 128,358 127,180 128,403 127,634 127,392 127,331 127,493 127,072 127,646

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,055 9,502 9,126 8,922 9,377 9,522 9,295 9,408 9,025

Unpaid family workers

 84 49 51 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,403 4,217 4,421 4,198 4,376 4,308 4,469 4,419 4,220

Slack work or business conditions

 2,955 2,937 2,853 2,930 2,863 2,972 3,058 3,086 2,832

Could only find part-time work

 974 1,025 1,181 963 1,104 999 1,134 1,042 1,144

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 20,354 22,754 21,341 21,312 22,309 22,902 22,253 22,662 22,341

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,337 4,152 4,350 4,121 4,300 4,255 4,404 4,340 4,138

Slack work or business conditions

 2,910 2,892 2,806 2,879 2,803 2,949 3,010 3,036 2,778

Could only find part-time work

 970 1,014 1,171 958 1,098 980 1,132 1,028 1,134

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 20,004 22,382 20,952 20,951 21,951 22,523 21,906 22,285 21,947

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 05, 2024