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

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,246 2,307 2,249 2,353 2,237 2,073 2,170 2,220 2,242 2,206 - 2,200 2,332

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,510 1,558 1,487 1,578 1,546 1,428 1,526 1,597 1,527 1,518 - 1,459 1,571

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 710 716 747 739 667 631 587 562 675 662 - 761 751

Nonagricultural industries

 159,387 161,279 160,966 160,964 161,472 161,214 161,325 161,053 161,219 161,423 - 161,635 161,716

Wage and salary workers(1)

 150,143 152,247 151,988 151,913 152,141 151,804 152,081 151,853 151,912 152,273 - 152,150 152,671

Private industries

 128,058 130,577 130,298 130,141 130,264 129,923 130,436 130,084 129,450 129,857 - 130,088 130,708

Industries except private households

 127,568 129,864 129,681 129,508 129,613 129,339 129,774 129,486 128,978 129,359 - 129,600 130,160

Government

 22,079 21,763 21,682 21,772 21,876 21,836 21,591 21,693 22,427 22,511 - 22,040 21,973

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,257 9,097 8,965 9,081 9,279 9,376 9,090 9,061 9,246 9,078 - 9,476 9,052


PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,361 4,478 4,923 4,771 4,686 4,624 4,473 4,689 4,755 4,594 - 5,487 5,341

Slack work or business conditions

 2,866 2,894 3,286 3,153 3,146 3,009 3,111 3,040 3,069 3,129 - 3,445 3,436

Could only find part-time work

 1,187 1,200 1,264 1,253 1,265 1,376 1,171 1,289 1,332 1,200 - 1,650 1,514

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,622 22,334 22,468 22,647 22,733 22,600 22,572 22,773 23,270 22,728 - 23,068 22,251

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,301 4,416 4,883 4,707 4,618 4,549 4,381 4,566 4,696 4,504 - 5,417 5,282

Slack work or business conditions

 2,834 2,859 3,266 3,119 3,100 2,943 3,025 2,937 3,020 3,056 - 3,434 3,427

Could only find part-time work

 1,189 1,199 1,264 1,251 1,258 1,366 1,165 1,282 1,331 1,190 - 1,635 1,497

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,262 21,970 22,074 22,224 22,389 22,248 22,218 22,391 22,827 22,327 - 22,685 21,839

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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

 

Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026