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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 2022 2023 2024 2025
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,367 2,314 2,235 2,255 2,284 2,291 2,260 2,228 2,209 2,286 2,285 2,235 2,316

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,546 1,506 1,502 1,509 1,524 1,557 1,526 1,524 1,520 1,580 1,622 1,526 1,552

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 776 775 701 727 720 687 694 692 661 657 630 697 739

Nonagricultural industries

 155,037 155,854 156,495 156,625 157,973 158,647 159,179 159,260 158,808 159,013 159,252 159,293 161,069

Wage and salary workers(1)

 145,978 146,496 147,279 147,503 148,850 149,594 150,156 150,142 149,552 149,665 149,851 150,085 152,114

Private industries

 124,823 125,635 125,961 126,238 127,306 128,045 128,779 128,454 128,198 128,022 128,047 127,970 130,461

Industries except private households

 124,145 124,995 125,274 125,616 126,619 127,373 128,124 127,761 127,404 127,366 127,427 127,437 129,809

Government

 21,174 20,845 21,313 21,257 21,561 21,525 21,345 21,699 21,371 21,614 21,783 22,137 21,722

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,135 9,222 9,058 9,100 9,203 8,920 8,898 9,108 9,325 9,237 9,294 9,178 9,035

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 3,998 3,991 3,969 3,762 4,064 3,943 4,094 4,175 4,364 4,368 4,670 4,464 4,731

Slack work or business conditions

 2,640 2,689 2,712 2,568 2,782 2,761 2,802 2,905 2,933 2,994 3,116 3,008 3,114

Could only find part-time work

 1,025 995 922 880 915 879 978 987 1,057 1,121 1,201 1,153 1,234

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 20,501 20,783 21,215 21,437 21,704 21,625 22,100 21,995 22,457 22,397 22,386 22,415 22,453

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 3,958 3,930 3,910 3,685 3,985 3,883 4,017 4,101 4,305 4,290 4,584 4,371 4,677

Slack work or business conditions

 2,617 2,645 2,662 2,525 2,732 2,720 2,744 2,866 2,901 2,935 3,050 2,954 3,085

Could only find part-time work

 1,019 987 916 870 904 873 974 976 1,046 1,112 1,191 1,145 1,234

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 20,121 20,386 20,857 21,060 21,307 21,248 21,663 21,602 22,090 22,025 22,025 22,047 22,057

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: April 04, 2025