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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.
2025		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,251 2,162 2,159 2,353 2,200 2,332 2,152 2,257 2,256

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,509 1,399 1,426 1,578 1,459 1,571 1,400 1,500 1,496

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 717 751 702 739 761 751 756 757 721

Unpaid family workers

 25 12 31 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 161,160 159,992 160,606 160,964 161,635 161,716 160,883 160,706 160,550

Wage and salary workers(1)

 152,079 151,241 151,896 151,913 152,150 152,671 151,874 151,786 151,853

Government

 22,134 21,986 21,606 21,772 22,040 21,973 21,591 21,739 21,325

Private industries

 129,945 129,255 130,290 130,141 130,088 130,708 130,384 130,046 130,542

Private households

 555 621 641 - - - - - -

Other industries

 129,390 128,634 129,649 129,508 129,600 130,160 129,710 129,388 129,805

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,034 8,682 8,669 9,081 9,476 9,052 9,056 8,841 8,737

Unpaid family workers

 47 69 40 - - - - - -

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,900 4,627 4,616 4,771 5,487 5,341 4,873 4,396 4,497

Slack work or business conditions

 3,245 3,085 3,196 3,153 3,445 3,436 3,181 2,838 3,107

Could only find part-time work

 1,307 1,256 1,131 1,253 1,650 1,514 1,379 1,251 1,126

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 23,198 23,398 23,314 22,647 23,068 22,251 22,899 22,728 22,767

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,813 4,571 4,572 4,707 5,417 5,282 4,836 4,380 4,476

Slack work or business conditions

 3,194 3,059 3,168 3,119 3,434 3,427 3,167 2,846 3,096

Could only find part-time work

 1,305 1,256 1,131 1,251 1,635 1,497 1,373 1,250 1,124

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,781 23,017 22,948 22,224 22,685 21,839 22,520 22,357 22,393

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 03, 2026