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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
Mar.
2024		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025		 Mar.
2024		 Nov.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Feb.
2025		 Mar.
2025

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,099 2,152 2,251 2,222 2,202 2,258 2,319 2,259 2,371

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,427 1,396 1,509 1,521 1,489 1,521 1,573 1,489 1,595

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 627 735 717 654 701 723 723 753 740

Unpaid family workers

 44 22 25 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 159,258 160,391 161,160 158,959 159,070 159,469 161,357 160,930 160,920

Wage and salary workers(1)

 149,720 151,531 152,079 149,538 149,881 150,253 152,363 152,034 151,946

Government

 21,866 21,957 22,134 21,462 22,188 22,109 21,764 21,653 21,748

Private industries

 127,854 129,575 129,945 128,070 127,709 128,209 130,742 130,414 130,227

Private households

 679 565 555 - - - - - -

Other industries

 127,175 129,009 129,390 127,314 127,155 127,713 130,025 129,816 129,585

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,487 8,821 9,034 9,502 9,122 9,241 9,103 8,946 9,055

Unpaid family workers

 51 39 47 - - - - - -

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,422 5,166 4,900 4,305 4,469 4,358 4,477 4,937 4,780

Slack work or business conditions

 3,051 3,545 3,245 2,965 3,125 2,867 2,893 3,292 3,156

Could only find part-time work

 1,053 1,307 1,307 1,020 1,084 1,195 1,195 1,253 1,255

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 23,416 23,148 23,198 22,872 22,380 22,514 22,299 22,435 22,625

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,343 5,086 4,813 4,251 4,387 4,299 4,416 4,899 4,717

Slack work or business conditions

 3,010 3,489 3,194 2,943 3,072 2,833 2,857 3,273 3,125

Could only find part-time work

 1,033 1,306 1,305 1,001 1,077 1,196 1,193 1,253 1,255

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 23,054 22,739 22,781 22,491 22,029 22,150 21,935 22,039 22,196

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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: April 04, 2025