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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-25. People at work 1 to 34 hours in all and in nonagricultural industries by reason for working less than 35 hours and usual full- or part-time status [Numbers in thousands]
Reason for working less than 35 hours June 2025
All industries Nonagricultural industries
Total Usually
work
full time		 Usually
work
part time		 Total Usually
work
full time		 Usually
work
part time

Total, at work 1 to 34 hours

 35,652 11,011 24,641 35,118 10,847 24,270

Economic reasons

 4,659 1,581 3,077 4,577 1,528 3,049

Slack work or business conditions

 3,120 1,299 1,821 3,049 1,251 1,797

Could only find part-time work

 1,159 - 1,159 1,154 - 1,154

Seasonal work

 262 165 98 257 159 98

Job started or ended during week

 117 117 - 117 117 -

Noneconomic reasons

 30,993 9,430 21,564 30,541 9,319 21,221

Child-care problems

 1,237 84 1,153 1,235 82 1,153

Other family or personal obligations

 4,858 743 4,116 4,788 733 4,055

Health or medical limitations

 1,230 - 1,230 1,209 - 1,209

In school or training

 4,999 139 4,860 4,940 139 4,801

Retired or Social Security limit on earnings

 2,883 - 2,883 2,737 - 2,737

Vacation or personal day

 5,473 5,473 - 5,432 5,432 -

Holiday, legal or religious

 280 280 - 280 280 -

Weather-related curtailment

 284 284 - 267 267 -

All other reasons

 9,749 2,427 7,322 9,652 2,385 7,267

Average hours, economic reasons

 22.5 22.4 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5

Average hours, noneconomic reasons

 21.4 23.8 20.4 21.5 23.8 20.4

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: July 03, 2025