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

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	September 2021
	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	32,234	8,964	23,270	31,706	8,857	22,849

Economic reasons	4,130	1,292	2,838	4,077	1,265	2,812
Slack work or business conditions	2,960	1,131	1,830	2,924	1,106	1,818
Could only find part-time work	982	-	982	967	-	967
Seasonal work	93	66	27	90	63	27
Job started or ended during week	95	95	-	95	95	-

Noneconomic reasons	28,104	7,672	20,432	27,629	7,592	20,037
Child-care problems	1,010	97	913	1,000	97	903
Other family or personal obligations	4,583	679	3,905	4,518	673	3,845
Health or medical limitations	1,182	-	1,182	1,163	-	1,163
In school or training	5,788	121	5,667	5,732	121	5,612
Retired or Social Security limit on earnings	2,593	-	2,593	2,454	-	2,454
Vacation or personal day	3,579	3,579	-	3,545	3,545	-
Holiday, legal or religious	322	322	-	321	321	-
Weather-related curtailment	406	406	-	404	404	-
All other reasons	8,641	2,468	6,173	8,492	2,431	6,061

Average hours, economic reasons	22.7	23.9	22.2	22.7	23.9	22.2
Average hours, noneconomic reasons	21.1	23.8	20.1	21.2	23.9	20.2
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: October 08, 2021