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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status, seasonally adjusted [In thousands]
Category 2019 2020 2021 2022
4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,445 2,400 2,320 2,222 2,468 2,314 2,287 2,296 2,278 2,346 2,323 2,254 2,248

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,701 1,723 1,576 1,457 1,582 1,530 1,551 1,548 1,480 1,530 1,520 1,520 1,494

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 712 650 719 752 847 721 697 721 768 776 773 698 733

Nonagricultural industries

 156,160 155,042 135,303 144,079 147,402 147,780 149,234 151,141 153,065 155,096 155,858 156,479 156,578

Wage and salary workers(1)

 147,300 146,395 127,178 135,155 138,779 139,123 139,838 141,316 143,736 146,262 146,409 147,126 147,459

Private industries

 125,997 125,058 107,203 114,691 118,289 118,202 119,286 120,780 123,079 124,864 125,565 125,955 126,247

Industries except private households

 125,186 124,241 106,679 114,039 117,678 117,510 118,651 120,130 122,457 124,189 124,912 125,297 125,605

Government

 21,371 21,146 20,045 20,613 20,590 20,625 20,584 20,654 20,782 21,116 20,877 21,275 21,326

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 8,887 8,874 7,927 8,608 8,643 8,948 9,139 9,498 9,320 9,180 9,205 9,041 9,089

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,235 4,820 10,208 7,419 6,459 5,958 5,040 4,454 4,203 4,013 3,994 3,969 3,743

Slack work or business conditions

 2,654 3,192 9,169 6,102 5,125 4,709 3,824 3,098 2,863 2,673 2,678 2,681 2,576

Could only find part-time work

 1,265 1,326 852 1,073 1,105 1,041 1,004 1,032 1,044 1,027 982 941 868

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,604 21,550 14,688 18,415 18,730 18,679 19,584 20,221 20,421 20,610 20,773 21,163 21,384

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,164 4,742 10,069 7,327 6,367 5,891 4,982 4,362 4,141 3,972 3,937 3,905 3,670

Slack work or business conditions

 2,606 3,124 9,041 6,042 5,065 4,655 3,777 3,045 2,822 2,639 2,636 2,642 2,532

Could only find part-time work

 1,258 1,318 848 1,067 1,091 1,036 997 1,018 1,042 1,020 975 936 857

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,223 21,165 14,319 18,019 18,325 18,297 19,229 19,853 20,061 20,237 20,381 20,795 21,002

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.

NOTE: Detail for the 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.

 

Last Modified Date: January 06, 2023