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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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 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

35,187 10,115 25,072 34,483 9,873 24,610

Economic reasons

4,285 1,707 2,578 4,146 1,609 2,537

Slack work or business conditions

3,079 1,459 1,620 2,975 1,369 1,605

Could only find part-time work

868 - 868 850 - 850

Seasonal work

214 124 90 197 115 82

Job started or ended during week

125 125 - 125 125 -

Noneconomic reasons

30,902 8,408 22,494 30,337 8,264 22,074

Child-care problems

1,274 111 1,163 1,269 111 1,158

Other family or personal obligations

5,005 747 4,258 4,936 742 4,194

Health or medical limitations

1,246 - 1,246 1,230 - 1,230

In school or training

6,335 53 6,281 6,266 53 6,213

Retired or Social Security limit on earnings

2,898 - 2,898 2,743 - 2,743

Vacation or personal day

3,220 3,220 - 3,184 3,184 -

Holiday, legal or religious

757 757 - 754 754 -

Weather-related curtailment

542 542 - 493 493 -

All other reasons

9,624 2,976 6,648 9,461 2,926 6,536

Average hours, economic reasons

23.4 23.9 23.1 23.3 23.8 23.0

Average hours, noneconomic reasons

21.2 25.0 19.8 21.2 25.1 19.8

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 10, 2023