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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-7. Employed people by class of worker and part-time status, seasonally adjusted [In thousands]
Category 2024 2025
Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,263 2,246 2,202 2,258 2,319 2,259 2,371 2,246 2,062 2,162 2,216 2,238 2,198

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,628 1,569 1,489 1,521 1,573 1,489 1,595 1,556 1,414 1,529 1,610 1,530 1,519

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 617 668 701 723 723 753 740 666 628 581 554 670 657

Nonagricultural industries

 159,531 159,341 159,070 159,469 161,357 160,930 160,920 161,591 161,223 161,353 160,962 161,165 161,411

Wage and salary workers(1)

 150,213 150,120 149,881 150,253 152,363 152,034 151,946 152,265 151,789 152,125 151,816 151,837 152,294

Private industries

 128,076 127,994 127,709 128,209 130,742 130,414 130,227 130,408 129,957 130,589 130,131 129,247 129,757

Industries except private households

 127,458 127,444 127,155 127,713 130,025 129,816 129,585 129,731 129,357 129,930 129,534 128,781 129,215

Government

 22,220 22,113 22,188 22,109 21,764 21,653 21,748 21,856 21,807 21,532 21,635 22,446 22,554

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,228 9,171 9,122 9,241 9,103 8,946 9,055 9,281 9,385 9,095 9,060 9,247 9,073


PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,624 4,565 4,469 4,358 4,477 4,937 4,780 4,690 4,624 4,465 4,684 4,749 4,579

Slack work or business conditions

 3,028 3,032 3,125 2,867 2,893 3,292 3,156 3,148 3,007 3,109 3,035 3,063 3,123

Could only find part-time work

 1,260 1,179 1,084 1,195 1,195 1,253 1,255 1,260 1,385 1,161 1,264 1,308 1,170

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,553 22,351 22,380 22,514 22,299 22,435 22,625 22,723 22,588 22,556 22,770 23,298 22,756

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,527 4,426 4,387 4,299 4,416 4,899 4,717 4,622 4,548 4,372 4,559 4,682 4,491

Slack work or business conditions

 2,946 2,957 3,072 2,833 2,857 3,273 3,125 3,103 2,941 3,022 2,932 3,010 3,048

Could only find part-time work

 1,258 1,163 1,077 1,196 1,193 1,253 1,255 1,253 1,375 1,156 1,257 1,309 1,162

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,217 21,961 22,029 22,150 21,935 22,039 22,196 22,381 22,239 22,208 22,392 22,855 22,355

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