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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
Apr.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024		 Apr.
2023		 Dec.
2023		 Jan.
2024		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,231 2,099 2,187 2,295 2,205 2,184 2,201 2,217 2,246

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,472 1,427 1,496 1,538 1,520 1,489 1,524 1,507 1,555

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 713 627 657 713 680 687 649 654 657

Unpaid family workers

 46 44 34 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 158,844 159,258 159,403 158,615 158,993 158,735 158,601 158,970 159,161

Wage and salary workers(1)

 149,752 149,720 150,119 149,451 149,702 149,741 149,321 149,513 149,831

Government

 21,893 21,866 21,883 21,643 21,700 21,490 21,142 21,436 21,616

Private industries

 127,860 127,854 128,236 127,774 128,086 128,407 128,256 128,092 128,170

Private households

 613 679 620 - - - - - -

Other industries

 127,247 127,175 127,616 127,116 127,414 127,521 127,392 127,331 127,493

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,035 9,487 9,241 9,076 9,335 9,087 9,377 9,522 9,295

Unpaid family workers

 57 51 43 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 3,692 4,422 4,267 3,896 4,211 4,422 4,376 4,308 4,469

Slack work or business conditions

 2,612 3,051 2,910 2,764 2,960 2,994 2,863 2,972 3,058

Could only find part-time work

 823 1,053 1,146 836 964 1,026 1,104 999 1,134

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,453 23,416 22,913 21,753 22,458 22,156 22,309 22,902 22,253

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 3,627 4,343 4,200 3,834 4,138 4,371 4,300 4,255 4,404

Slack work or business conditions

 2,570 3,010 2,856 2,726 2,913 2,959 2,803 2,949 3,010

Could only find part-time work

 813 1,033 1,146 826 953 1,018 1,098 980 1,132

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,058 23,054 22,575 21,353 22,060 21,793 21,951 22,523 21,906

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: May 03, 2024