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Number of people working part time for economic reasons falls in June 2016
July 12, 2016
The number of people working part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) decreased by 587,000 to 5.8 million in June 2016, offsetting an increase in May. These workers would have preferred full-time employment but were working part time because their hours had been cut or because they could not find a full-time job.
Number of people employed part time for economic and noneconomic reasons, seasonally adjusted, June 2006 to June 2016
Month
Part time for economic reasons
Part time for noneconomic reasons
Jun 2006
4,318,000
19,520,000
Jul 2006
4,303,000
19,386,000
Aug 2006
4,195,000
19,521,000
Sep 2006
4,115,000
19,551,000
Oct 2006
4,352,000
19,592,000
Nov 2006
4,190,000
19,863,000
Dec 2006
4,187,000
19,953,000
Jan 2007
4,279,000
19,791,000
Feb 2007
4,220,000
20,029,000
Mar 2007
4,253,000
20,134,000
Apr 2007
4,313,000
19,809,000
May 2007
4,473,000
19,779,000
Jun 2007
4,342,000
20,044,000
Jul 2007
4,410,000
19,842,000
Aug 2007
4,576,000
19,657,000
Sep 2007
4,521,000
19,737,000
Oct 2007
4,325,000
19,385,000
Nov 2007
4,494,000
19,578,000
Dec 2007
4,618,000
19,547,000
Jan 2008
4,846,000
19,567,000
Feb 2008
4,902,000
19,377,000
Mar 2008
4,904,000
19,417,000
Apr 2008
5,220,000
19,710,000
May 2008
5,286,000
19,474,000
Jun 2008
5,540,000
19,542,000
Jul 2008
5,930,000
19,200,000
Aug 2008
5,851,000
19,610,000
Sep 2008
6,148,000
19,271,000
Oct 2008
6,690,000
19,043,000
Nov 2008
7,311,000
18,928,000
Dec 2008
8,029,000
18,991,000
Jan 2009
8,046,000
18,857,000
Feb 2009
8,796,000
18,862,000
Mar 2009
9,145,000
18,780,000
Apr 2009
8,908,000
19,046,000
May 2009
9,113,000
18,902,000
Jun 2009
9,024,000
18,797,000
Jul 2009
8,891,000
18,903,000
Aug 2009
9,029,000
18,634,000
Sep 2009
8,847,000
18,589,000
Oct 2009
8,979,000
18,656,000
Nov 2009
9,114,000
18,340,000
Dec 2009
9,098,000
18,436,000
Jan 2010
8,530,000
18,545,000
Feb 2010
8,936,000
18,288,000
Mar 2010
9,233,000
18,305,000
Apr 2010
9,178,000
18,009,000
May 2010
8,845,000
17,883,000
Jun 2010
8,577,000
17,889,000
Jul 2010
8,500,000
18,196,000
Aug 2010
8,800,000
18,588,000
Sep 2010
9,246,000
18,291,000
Oct 2010
8,837,000
18,229,000
Nov 2010
8,873,000
18,473,000
Dec 2010
8,935,000
18,311,000
Jan 2011
8,470,000
17,808,000
Feb 2011
8,464,000
18,206,000
Mar 2011
8,645,000
18,484,000
Apr 2011
8,652,000
18,296,000
May 2011
8,576,000
18,436,000
Jun 2011
8,427,000
18,404,000
Jul 2011
8,281,000
18,196,000
Aug 2011
8,788,000
18,181,000
Sep 2011
9,166,000
18,396,000
Oct 2011
8,657,000
18,441,000
Nov 2011
8,447,000
18,559,000
Dec 2011
8,171,000
18,565,000
Jan 2012
8,267,000
18,726,000
Feb 2012
8,214,000
18,843,000
Mar 2012
7,793,000
18,598,000
Apr 2012
7,907,000
18,818,000
May 2012
8,123,000
19,447,000
Jun 2012
8,081,000
18,654,000
Jul 2012
8,092,000
18,726,000
Aug 2012
7,998,000
18,941,000
Sep 2012
8,667,000
18,751,000
Oct 2012
8,229,000
18,940,000
Nov 2012
8,150,000
18,591,000
Dec 2012
7,922,000
18,892,000
Jan 2013
8,030,000
18,382,000
Feb 2013
8,089,000
18,954,000
Mar 2013
7,682,000
18,855,000
Apr 2013
7,924,000
18,923,000
May 2013
7,901,000
19,074,000
Jun 2013
8,104,000
18,852,000
Jul 2013
8,093,000
19,041,000
Aug 2013
7,837,000
19,477,000
Sep 2013
8,008,000
18,976,000
Oct 2013
8,028,000
18,704,000
Nov 2013
7,708,000
18,804,000
Dec 2013
7,763,000
18,828,000
Jan 2014
7,250,000
19,274,000
Feb 2014
7,230,000
19,087,000
Mar 2014
7,428,000
19,347,000
Apr 2014
7,452,000
18,800,000
May 2014
7,219,000
19,160,000
Jun 2014
7,473,000
19,688,000
Jul 2014
7,440,000
19,718,000
Aug 2014
7,213,000
19,687,000
Sep 2014
7,124,000
19,628,000
Oct 2014
7,065,000
19,772,000
Nov 2014
6,844,000
19,981,000
Dec 2014
6,786,000
19,737,000
Jan 2015
6,784,000
19,835,000
Feb 2015
6,630,000
19,850,000
Mar 2015
6,673,000
19,774,000
Apr 2015
6,549,000
20,034,000
May 2015
6,600,000
19,950,000
Jun 2015
6,465,000
20,455,000
Jul 2015
6,300,000
19,863,000
Aug 2015
6,481,000
19,772,000
Sep 2015
6,034,000
19,997,000
Oct 2015
5,761,000
20,179,000
Nov 2015
6,085,000
20,171,000
Dec 2015
6,022,000
20,243,000
Jan 2016
5,988,000
20,311,000
Feb 2016
5,988,000
20,615,000
Mar 2016
6,123,000
20,428,000
Apr 2016
5,962,000
20,469,000
May 2016
6,430,000
20,606,000
Jun 2016
5,843,000
20,505,000
Note: People who work part time for economic reasons worked fewer than 35 hours during the survey 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. People who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons include those who worked fewer than 35 hours because of school or training, family or personal obligations, or other reasons.
The number of involuntary part-time workers in June was 3.4 million lower than the most recent peak in September 2010. Despite the decline, there were still about 1.4 million more involuntary part-time workers in June 2016 than in the months just before the start of the 2007–09 recession.
There were 20.5 million people in June 2016 who worked part time for noneconomic reasons. These people worked part time because of school or training, family or personal obligations, or other reasons.
United States Department of Labor
