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 June 2017
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

 32,824 8,935 23,889 32,257 8,769 23,487

Economic reasons

 5,602 1,544 4,058 5,555 1,518 4,038

Slack work or business conditions

 3,405 1,231 2,174 3,370 1,209 2,161

Could only find part-time work

 1,787 - 1,787 1,783 - 1,783

Seasonal work

 293 195 98 285 191 94

Job started or ended during week

 117 117 - 117 117 -

Noneconomic reasons

 27,222 7,391 19,831 26,701 7,252 19,450

Child-care problems

 1,008 104 904 1,003 104 899

Other family or personal obligations

 4,816 607 4,209 4,692 585 4,107

Health or medical limitations

 1,138 - 1,138 1,126 - 1,126

In school or training

 5,366 70 5,296 5,306 70 5,236

Retired or Social Security limit on earnings

 2,654 - 2,654 2,541 - 2,541

Vacation or personal day

 4,234 4,234 - 4,191 4,191 -

Holiday, legal or religious

 84 84 - 84 84 -

Weather-related curtailment

 249 249 - 221 221 -

All other reasons

 7,672 2,043 5,630 7,538 1,996 5,542

Average hours, economic reasons

 23.3 23.5 23.2 23.3 23.5 23.2

Average hours, noneconomic reasons

 21.4 23.8 20.5 21.4 23.8 20.5

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: July 07, 2017