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

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,235 2,255 2,284 2,291 2,260 2,228 2,209 2,286 2,285 2,235 2,316 2,157 2,217

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,502 1,509 1,524 1,557 1,526 1,524 1,520 1,580 1,622 1,526 1,552 1,500 1,553

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 701 727 720 687 694 692 661 657 630 697 739 625 627

Nonagricultural industries

 156,495 156,625 157,973 158,647 159,179 159,260 158,808 159,013 159,252 159,293 161,069 161,389 161,179

Wage and salary workers(1)

 147,279 147,503 148,850 149,594 150,156 150,142 149,552 149,665 149,851 150,085 152,114 152,060 151,982

Private industries

 125,961 126,238 127,306 128,045 128,779 128,454 128,198 128,022 128,047 127,970 130,461 130,318 129,712

Industries except private households

 125,274 125,616 126,619 127,373 128,124 127,761 127,404 127,366 127,427 127,437 129,809 129,673 129,177

Government

 21,313 21,257 21,561 21,525 21,345 21,699 21,371 21,614 21,783 22,137 21,722 21,732 22,212

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,058 9,100 9,203 8,920 8,898 9,108 9,325 9,237 9,294 9,178 9,035 9,254 9,127

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 3,969 3,762 4,064 3,943 4,094 4,175 4,364 4,368 4,670 4,464 4,731 4,593 4,671

Slack work or business conditions

 2,712 2,568 2,782 2,761 2,802 2,905 2,933 2,994 3,116 3,008 3,114 3,088 3,073

Could only find part-time work

 922 880 915 879 978 987 1,057 1,121 1,201 1,153 1,234 1,268 1,247

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,215 21,437 21,704 21,625 22,100 21,995 22,457 22,397 22,386 22,415 22,453 22,622 22,941

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 3,910 3,685 3,985 3,883 4,017 4,101 4,305 4,290 4,584 4,371 4,677 4,514 4,577

Slack work or business conditions

 2,662 2,525 2,732 2,720 2,744 2,866 2,901 2,935 3,050 2,954 3,085 3,022 2,997

Could only find part-time work

 916 870 904 873 974 976 1,046 1,112 1,191 1,145 1,234 1,261 1,242

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 20,857 21,060 21,307 21,248 21,663 21,602 22,090 22,025 22,025 22,047 22,057 22,276 22,534

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.

 

Last Modified Date: November 20, 2025