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	March 2025
	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	36,805	10,187	26,618	36,251	10,114	26,137

Economic reasons	4,900	1,480	3,419	4,813	1,456	3,356
Slack work or business conditions	3,245	1,266	1,979	3,194	1,255	1,939
Could only find part-time work	1,307	-	1,307	1,305	-	1,305
Seasonal work	274	141	134	240	128	112
Job started or ended during week	73	73	-	73	73	-

Noneconomic reasons	31,906	8,707	23,198	31,438	8,657	22,781
Child-care problems	1,324	144	1,180	1,320	144	1,176
Other family or personal obligations	4,939	773	4,166	4,832	773	4,059
Health or medical limitations	1,150	-	1,150	1,135	-	1,135
In school or training	6,664	81	6,583	6,629	81	6,549
Retired or Social Security limit on earnings	3,145	-	3,145	2,980	-	2,980
Vacation or personal day	4,155	4,155	-	4,141	4,141	-
Holiday, legal or religious	92	92	-	92	92	-
Weather-related curtailment	241	241	-	233	233	-
All other reasons	10,196	3,221	6,975	10,076	3,194	6,882

Average hours, economic reasons	22.9	23.9	22.5	22.9	23.9	22.5
Average hours, noneconomic reasons	20.8	24.5	19.4	20.9	24.5	19.5
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: April 04, 2025