HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
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 February 2019
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

 36,094 11,207 24,887 35,396 10,930 24,466

Economic reasons

 4,561 1,480 3,081 4,477 1,422 3,055

Slack work or business conditions

 2,986 1,259 1,726 2,933 1,226 1,707

Could only find part-time work

 1,295 - 1,295 1,291 - 1,291

Seasonal work

 193 133 60 166 109 56

Job started or ended during week

 87 87 - 87 87 -

Noneconomic reasons

 31,534 9,727 21,807 30,919 9,507 21,411

Child-care problems

 1,104 141 964 1,100 140 960

Other family or personal obligations

 5,484 819 4,664 5,415 813 4,602

Health or medical limitations

 1,130 - 1,130 1,103 - 1,103

In school or training

 6,284 55 6,229 6,249 55 6,194

Retired or Social Security limit on earnings

 2,856 - 2,856 2,728 - 2,728

Vacation or personal day

 3,090 3,090 - 3,059 3,059 -

Holiday, legal or religious

 513 513 - 508 508 -

Weather-related curtailment

 2,030 2,030 - 1,897 1,897 -

All other reasons

 9,042 3,079 5,964 8,860 3,035 5,825

Average hours, economic reasons

 22.6 23.6 22.1 22.6 23.8 22.1

Average hours, noneconomic reasons

 21.3 25.2 19.5 21.3 25.3 19.6

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: March 08, 2019