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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-5. Employed people by class of worker and part-time status, seasonally adjusted [In thousands]
Category 2023 2024 2025 2026
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,271 2,302 2,262 2,229 2,193 2,299 2,287 2,236 2,303 2,160 2,223 - 2,222

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,516 1,561 1,522 1,533 1,510 1,587 1,614 1,540 1,541 1,500 1,547 - 1,465

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 713 694 703 683 653 665 640 688 734 628 633 - 745

Nonagricultural industries

 157,992 158,631 159,209 159,219 158,840 158,989 159,297 159,233 161,070 161,337 161,232 - 160,713

Wage and salary workers(1)

 148,831 149,601 150,181 150,124 149,531 149,677 149,888 150,059 152,049 152,009 152,012 - 151,837

Private industries

 127,268 128,029 128,853 128,440 128,143 127,998 128,151 127,955 130,339 130,208 129,797 - 130,324

Industries except private households

 126,582 127,359 128,193 127,749 127,348 127,344 127,533 127,423 129,685 129,575 129,274 - 129,634

Government

 21,595 21,562 21,303 21,662 21,416 21,659 21,728 22,090 21,739 21,767 22,210 - 21,552

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,225 8,908 8,898 9,098 9,350 9,224 9,294 9,166 9,048 9,249 9,129 - 8,878

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,053 3,945 4,104 4,175 4,353 4,369 4,680 4,463 4,724 4,594 4,679 - 4,589

Slack work or business conditions

 2,775 2,762 2,809 2,904 2,926 2,994 3,124 3,007 3,111 3,089 3,079 - 3,042

Could only find part-time work

 913 878 996 973 1,053 1,120 1,232 1,133 1,239 1,271 1,274 - 1,252

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,728 21,630 22,063 22,001 22,487 22,403 22,340 22,423 22,483 22,635 22,924 - 22,798

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 3,972 3,885 4,029 4,100 4,292 4,292 4,595 4,370 4,669 4,516 4,589 - 4,564

Slack work or business conditions

 2,724 2,720 2,751 2,865 2,894 2,935 3,058 2,954 3,081 3,023 3,004 - 3,036

Could only find part-time work

 901 872 992 963 1,041 1,111 1,222 1,126 1,238 1,263 1,268 - 1,249

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,335 21,246 21,629 21,606 22,126 22,023 21,983 22,052 22,089 22,285 22,515 - 22,424

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.

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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown; therefore, reliable estimates for the fourth quarter of 2025 could not be produced.

 

Last Modified Date: April 03, 2026