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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 2025 2026
Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,249 2,353 2,237 2,073 2,170 2,220 2,242 2,206 - 2,200 2,332 2,152 2,257

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,487 1,578 1,546 1,428 1,526 1,597 1,527 1,518 - 1,459 1,571 1,400 1,500

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 747 739 667 631 587 562 675 662 - 761 751 756 757

Nonagricultural industries

 160,966 160,964 161,472 161,214 161,325 161,053 161,219 161,423 - 161,635 161,716 160,883 160,706

Wage and salary workers(1)

 151,988 151,913 152,141 151,804 152,081 151,853 151,912 152,273 - 152,150 152,671 151,874 151,786

Private industries

 130,298 130,141 130,264 129,923 130,436 130,084 129,450 129,857 - 130,088 130,708 130,384 130,046

Industries except private households

 129,681 129,508 129,613 129,339 129,774 129,486 128,978 129,359 - 129,600 130,160 129,710 129,388

Government

 21,682 21,772 21,876 21,836 21,591 21,693 22,427 22,511 - 22,040 21,973 21,591 21,739

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 8,965 9,081 9,279 9,376 9,090 9,061 9,246 9,078 - 9,476 9,052 9,056 8,841


PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,923 4,771 4,686 4,624 4,473 4,689 4,755 4,594 - 5,487 5,341 4,873 4,396

Slack work or business conditions

 3,286 3,153 3,146 3,009 3,111 3,040 3,069 3,129 - 3,445 3,436 3,181 2,838

Could only find part-time work

 1,264 1,253 1,265 1,376 1,171 1,289 1,332 1,200 - 1,650 1,514 1,379 1,251

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,468 22,647 22,733 22,600 22,572 22,773 23,270 22,728 - 23,068 22,251 22,899 22,728

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,883 4,707 4,618 4,549 4,381 4,566 4,696 4,504 - 5,417 5,282 4,836 4,380

Slack work or business conditions

 3,266 3,119 3,100 2,943 3,025 2,937 3,020 3,056 - 3,434 3,427 3,167 2,846

Could only find part-time work

 1,264 1,251 1,258 1,366 1,165 1,282 1,331 1,190 - 1,635 1,497 1,373 1,250

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,074 22,224 22,389 22,248 22,218 22,391 22,827 22,327 - 22,685 21,839 22,520 22,357

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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

 

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026