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	April 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	31,518	8,122	23,396	31,039	8,019	23,021

Economic reasons	5,031	1,472	3,560	4,968	1,448	3,520
Slack work or business conditions	3,866	1,340	2,527	3,812	1,320	2,492
Could only find part-time work	984	-	984	979	-	979
Seasonal work	102	53	49	97	49	48
Job started or ended during week	79	79	-	79	79	-

Noneconomic reasons	26,487	6,651	19,836	26,071	6,571	19,501
Child-care problems	994	64	930	992	64	928
Other family or personal obligations	4,305	532	3,773	4,234	525	3,709
Health or medical limitations	942	-	942	932	-	932
In school or training	6,022	49	5,973	5,979	49	5,930
Retired or Social Security limit on earnings	2,318	-	2,318	2,191	-	2,191
Vacation or personal day	3,115	3,115	-	3,094	3,094	-
Holiday, legal or religious	57	57	-	57	57	-
Weather-related curtailment	222	222	-	218	218	-
All other reasons	8,512	2,612	5,900	8,374	2,564	5,810

Average hours, economic reasons	22.6	23.3	22.3	22.6	23.3	22.3
Average hours, noneconomic reasons	21.0	24.3	19.9	21.1	24.4	19.9
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: May 07, 2021