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	September 2024
	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	35,102	9,431	25,671	34,613	9,309	25,304

Economic reasons	4,297	1,331	2,966	4,227	1,297	2,930
Slack work or business conditions	2,807	1,194	1,613	2,751	1,170	1,582
Could only find part-time work	1,298	-	1,298	1,298	-	1,298
Seasonal work	138	82	56	123	72	51
Job started or ended during week	55	55	-	55	55	-

Noneconomic reasons	30,805	8,101	22,704	30,386	8,012	22,374
Child-care problems	1,528	106	1,422	1,521	106	1,415
Other family or personal obligations	4,688	761	3,927	4,639	753	3,886
Health or medical limitations	1,245	-	1,245	1,224	-	1,224
In school or training	6,363	65	6,298	6,306	60	6,246
Retired or Social Security limit on earnings	3,190	-	3,190	3,071	-	3,071
Vacation or personal day	3,685	3,685	-	3,642	3,642	-
Holiday, legal or religious	226	226	-	226	226	-
Weather-related curtailment	438	438	-	434	434	-
All other reasons	9,443	2,820	6,623	9,322	2,790	6,532

Average hours, economic reasons	22.6	23.6	22.1	22.5	23.5	22.1
Average hours, noneconomic reasons	21.0	24.7	19.7	21.1	24.7	19.7
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 04, 2024