A-25. Persons 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

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A-25. Persons 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	August 2023
	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	33,460	10,379	23,081	32,857	10,216	22,640

Economic reasons	4,143	1,568	2,575	4,084	1,528	2,556
Slack work or business conditions	2,712	1,194	1,518	2,670	1,163	1,507
Could only find part-time work	1,003	-	1,003	999	-	999
Seasonal work	263	209	54	250	200	50
Job started or ended during week	166	166	-	166	166	-

Noneconomic reasons	29,317	8,811	20,506	28,773	8,688	20,084
Child-care problems	1,212	71	1,141	1,197	66	1,131
Other family or personal obligations	4,395	626	3,770	4,265	612	3,653
Health or medical limitations	1,051	-	1,051	1,039	-	1,039
In school or training	5,313	107	5,206	5,264	107	5,158
Retired or Social Security limit on earnings	2,786	-	2,786	2,659	-	2,659
Vacation or personal day	5,296	5,296	-	5,254	5,254	-
Holiday, legal or religious	33	33	-	27	27	-
Weather-related curtailment	199	199	-	185	185	-
All other reasons	9,031	2,480	6,551	8,882	2,437	6,444

Average hours, economic reasons	23.0	22.9	23.0	22.9	22.8	23.0
Average hours, noneconomic reasons	21.4	23.2	20.6	21.4	23.2	20.6
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: September 01, 2023