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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 2023 2024
Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,262 2,205 2,184 2,201 2,217 2,246 2,221 2,379 2,273 2,327 2,267 2,248 2,201

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,549 1,520 1,489 1,524 1,507 1,555 1,504 1,666 1,595 1,659 1,641 1,577 1,486

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 701 680 687 649 654 657 657 655 641 630 614 667 702

Nonagricultural industries

 159,578 158,993 158,735 158,601 158,970 159,161 158,919 158,984 159,100 159,108 159,635 159,353 158,955

Wage and salary workers(1)

 150,505 149,702 149,741 149,321 149,513 149,831 149,413 149,846 149,789 149,476 150,298 150,171 149,779

Private industries

 128,612 128,086 128,407 128,256 128,092 128,170 127,746 128,300 128,166 127,962 128,095 127,993 127,578

Industries except private households

 127,889 127,414 127,521 127,392 127,331 127,493 127,072 127,646 127,515 127,371 127,450 127,438 126,996

Government

 21,878 21,700 21,490 21,142 21,436 21,616 21,613 21,560 21,607 21,431 22,216 22,113 22,193

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,014 9,335 9,087 9,377 9,522 9,295 9,408 9,025 9,191 9,475 9,235 9,171 9,115


PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 3,994 4,211 4,422 4,376 4,308 4,469 4,419 4,220 4,566 4,830 4,624 4,557 4,457

Slack work or business conditions

 2,790 2,960 2,994 2,863 2,972 3,058 3,086 2,832 2,985 3,303 2,999 3,023 3,143

Could only find part-time work

 934 964 1,026 1,104 999 1,134 1,042 1,144 1,195 1,144 1,274 1,184 1,074

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,879 22,458 22,156 22,309 22,902 22,253 22,662 22,341 22,036 22,561 22,566 22,352 22,375

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 3,931 4,138 4,371 4,300 4,255 4,404 4,340 4,138 4,491 4,737 4,518 4,404 4,395

Slack work or business conditions

 2,735 2,913 2,959 2,803 2,949 3,010 3,036 2,778 2,937 3,261 2,928 2,953 3,073

Could only find part-time work

 923 953 1,018 1,098 980 1,132 1,028 1,134 1,188 1,124 1,271 1,166 1,067

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,444 22,060 21,793 21,951 22,523 21,906 22,285 21,947 21,681 22,170 22,232 21,961 22,025

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: December 06, 2024