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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-7. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status, seasonally adjusted [In thousands]
Category 2022 2023
Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,363 2,363 2,334 2,339 2,297 2,412 2,173 2,178 2,206 2,228 2,311 2,245 2,346

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,524 1,562 1,502 1,544 1,513 1,600 1,486 1,473 1,495 1,492 1,496 1,485 1,521

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 800 757 798 775 746 750 648 696 692 715 791 720 781

Nonagricultural industries

 155,033 155,670 155,611 155,987 155,976 155,975 156,699 156,762 156,570 156,344 156,818 157,645 157,743

Wage and salary workers(1)

 146,140 146,726 146,317 146,484 146,424 146,706 147,381 147,291 147,109 147,381 147,886 148,822 148,723

Private industries

 124,966 125,240 125,388 125,592 125,714 125,447 126,048 126,371 126,102 126,468 126,169 126,981 126,967

Industries except private households

 124,266 124,559 124,697 124,922 125,117 124,822 125,357 125,712 125,460 125,819 125,538 126,248 126,261

Government

 20,928 21,231 20,947 20,909 20,775 21,278 21,216 21,331 21,211 21,084 21,683 21,548 21,501

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,185 9,247 9,093 9,280 9,242 8,975 8,992 9,155 9,261 8,970 9,036 9,217 9,338


PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,137 4,168 4,034 4,317 3,631 3,925 4,140 3,843 3,664 3,688 3,878 4,050 4,067

Slack work or business conditions

 2,726 2,883 2,653 3,000 2,380 2,699 2,767 2,576 2,535 2,546 2,648 2,685 2,840

Could only find part-time work

 1,061 1,045 1,052 984 910 911 971 942 867 826 911 999 859

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 20,706 20,890 20,841 20,822 20,655 21,143 21,085 21,260 21,297 21,226 21,628 22,083 21,856

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,103 4,140 3,992 4,223 3,594 3,890 4,063 3,762 3,578 3,623 3,810 3,959 3,964

Slack work or business conditions

 2,688 2,846 2,621 2,929 2,358 2,677 2,724 2,526 2,487 2,497 2,611 2,646 2,750

Could only find part-time work

 1,054 1,040 1,045 974 907 910 958 940 862 819 892 988 842

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 20,316 20,519 20,451 20,453 20,238 20,721 20,754 20,912 20,950 20,844 21,211 21,674 21,453

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: March 10, 2023