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

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,206 2,228 2,311 2,245 2,346 2,226 2,301 2,301 2,311 2,261 2,296 2,303 2,207

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,495 1,492 1,496 1,485 1,521 1,509 1,536 1,569 1,591 1,519 1,559 1,571 1,463

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 692 715 791 720 781 666 715 672 674 688 695 693 707

Nonagricultural industries

 156,570 156,344 156,818 157,645 157,743 158,318 158,639 158,416 158,853 159,099 159,321 159,388 159,299

Wage and salary workers(1)

 147,109 147,381 147,886 148,822 148,723 149,479 149,383 149,512 149,632 149,974 150,217 150,090 150,154

Private industries

 126,102 126,468 126,169 126,981 126,967 127,750 127,655 128,050 128,110 128,778 128,891 128,821 128,699

Industries except private households

 125,460 125,819 125,538 126,248 126,261 127,055 126,942 127,337 127,470 128,166 128,282 128,209 128,076

Government

 21,211 21,084 21,683 21,548 21,501 21,467 21,678 21,434 21,552 21,161 21,199 21,601 21,655

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,261 8,970 9,036 9,217 9,338 9,173 9,100 8,731 8,917 8,814 8,809 9,033 8,943


PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 3,664 3,688 3,878 4,050 4,067 4,102 3,903 3,739 4,191 4,000 4,221 4,065 4,283

Slack work or business conditions

 2,535 2,546 2,648 2,685 2,840 2,873 2,760 2,582 2,890 2,717 2,799 2,793 2,982

Could only find part-time work

 867 826 911 999 859 882 817 824 948 1,014 1,021 938 1,002

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,297 21,226 21,628 22,083 21,856 21,433 21,796 21,864 21,267 21,971 21,975 22,152 21,539

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 3,578 3,623 3,810 3,959 3,964 4,037 3,841 3,725 4,095 3,913 4,110 3,991 4,182

Slack work or business conditions

 2,487 2,497 2,611 2,646 2,750 2,822 2,715 2,566 2,835 2,657 2,757 2,752 2,944

Could only find part-time work

 862 819 892 988 842 872 807 821 943 1,012 1,021 929 995

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 20,950 20,844 21,211 21,674 21,453 21,069 21,400 21,496 20,913 21,539 21,522 21,723 21,175

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: November 03, 2023