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. 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	October 2026
	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	40,612	14,366	26,246	39,750	14,150	25,600

Economic reasons	4,530	1,323	3,207	4,315	1,190	3,125
Slack work or business conditions	3,056	1,160	1,895	2,873	1,037	1,837
Could only find part-time work	1,218	-	1,218	1,203	-	1,203
Seasonal work	169	75	94	151	66	85
Job started or ended during week	88	88	-	88	88	-

Noneconomic reasons	36,082	13,043	23,039	35,435	12,960	22,475
Child-care problems	1,326	84	1,243	1,312	84	1,228
Other family or personal obligations	4,763	652	4,111	4,660	643	4,018
Health or medical limitations	1,234	-	1,234	1,205	-	1,205
In school or training	6,271	58	6,213	6,208	58	6,150
Retired or Social Security limit on earnings	3,225	-	3,225	2,998	-	2,998
Vacation or personal day	5,064	5,064	-	5,026	5,026	-
Holiday, legal or religious	4,665	4,665	-	4,644	4,644	-
Weather-related curtailment	131	131	-	126	126	-
All other reasons	9,402	2,389	7,013	9,256	2,379	6,877

Average hours, economic reasons	23.8	25.6	23.1	23.5	24.8	22.9
Average hours, noneconomic reasons	22.2	26.8	19.5	22.2	26.9	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: November 06, 2026