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

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,206 - 2,200 2,332 2,152 2,257 2,256 2,288 2,261 2,291 2,216 2,444 2,596

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,518 - 1,459 1,571 1,400 1,500 1,496 1,562 1,648 1,595 1,508 1,630 1,832

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 662 - 761 751 756 757 721 678 582 638 670 770 692

Nonagricultural industries

 161,423 - 161,635 161,716 160,883 160,706 160,550 160,256 160,589 160,100 160,093 160,325 160,442

Wage and salary workers(1)

 152,273 - 152,150 152,671 151,874 151,786 151,853 151,331 151,624 151,206 150,852 151,467 151,540

Private industries

 129,857 - 130,088 130,708 130,384 130,046 130,542 129,950 130,318 129,330 128,906 129,200 129,607

Industries except private households

 129,359 - 129,600 130,160 129,710 129,388 129,805 129,341 129,721 128,657 128,382 128,651 129,132

Government

 22,511 - 22,040 21,973 21,591 21,739 21,325 21,393 21,270 21,812 21,881 22,198 22,012

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,078 - 9,476 9,052 9,056 8,841 8,737 8,904 8,943 8,792 9,066 8,778 8,830


PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,594 - 5,487 5,341 4,873 4,396 4,497 4,942 4,805 4,681 4,804 4,390 4,501

Slack work or business conditions

 3,129 - 3,445 3,436 3,181 2,838 3,107 3,289 3,263 3,010 3,019 2,815 2,896

Could only find part-time work

 1,200 - 1,650 1,514 1,379 1,251 1,126 1,267 1,208 1,409 1,428 1,263 1,267

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,728 - 23,068 22,251 22,899 22,728 22,767 22,706 22,853 22,618 22,770 22,752 22,813

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,504 - 5,417 5,282 4,836 4,380 4,476 4,873 4,750 4,615 4,743 4,341 4,357

Slack work or business conditions

 3,056 - 3,434 3,427 3,167 2,846 3,096 3,274 3,235 2,964 2,968 2,776 2,762

Could only find part-time work

 1,190 - 1,635 1,497 1,373 1,250 1,124 1,258 1,205 1,398 1,426 1,262 1,264

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,327 - 22,685 21,839 22,520 22,357 22,393 22,322 22,445 22,213 22,345 22,291 22,361

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: October 02, 2026