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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 2021 2022 2023 2024
3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,289 2,281 2,355 2,318 2,247 2,250 2,271 2,296 2,272 2,223 2,201 2,282 2,289

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,543 1,485 1,537 1,510 1,515 1,502 1,511 1,563 1,545 1,513 1,507 1,575 1,632

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 722 766 776 774 698 730 721 686 691 696 663 656 628

Nonagricultural industries

 151,217 153,081 155,005 155,866 156,527 156,618 157,931 158,664 159,223 159,246 158,768 159,021 159,281

Wage and salary workers(1)

 141,495 143,762 145,950 146,519 147,289 147,497 148,823 149,625 150,159 150,126 149,525 149,697 149,855

Private industries

 120,816 122,975 124,849 125,645 125,957 126,195 127,355 128,063 128,761 128,384 128,251 128,072 128,074

Industries except private households

 120,161 122,379 124,143 125,012 125,286 125,583 126,629 127,403 128,126 127,701 127,415 127,404 127,445

Government

 20,687 20,760 21,135 20,845 21,318 21,295 21,513 21,523 21,352 21,747 21,356 21,596 21,751

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,516 9,326 9,145 9,215 9,060 9,096 9,216 8,912 8,899 9,102 9,329 9,243 9,300

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,458 4,210 4,004 3,992 3,974 3,750 4,070 3,944 4,099 4,163 4,369 4,369 4,673

Slack work or business conditions

 3,112 2,862 2,651 2,688 2,694 2,575 2,793 2,761 2,784 2,912 2,943 2,992 3,096

Could only find part-time work

 1,023 1,044 1,027 997 930 867 917 882 991 966 1,043 1,107 1,204

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 20,265 20,447 20,528 20,789 21,199 21,418 21,737 21,632 22,080 21,971 22,456 22,419 22,388

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,366 4,146 3,964 3,934 3,910 3,676 3,990 3,887 4,017 4,091 4,309 4,294 4,582

Slack work or business conditions

 3,058 2,813 2,620 2,651 2,655 2,523 2,735 2,726 2,736 2,863 2,904 2,941 3,042

Could only find part-time work

 1,008 1,043 1,021 989 924 857 906 876 987 956 1,032 1,098 1,194

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 19,906 20,086 20,152 20,390 20,842 21,036 21,345 21,253 21,644 21,573 22,089 22,046 22,027

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: October 04, 2024