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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-25. People 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 December 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

 36,554 10,134 26,420 35,901 9,960 25,941

Economic reasons

 5,442 1,700 3,742 5,366 1,665 3,701

Slack work or business conditions

 3,560 1,457 2,103 3,529 1,445 2,084

Could only find part-time work

 1,473 - 1,473 1,453 - 1,453

Seasonal work

 342 175 166 317 153 165

Job started or ended during week

 68 68 - 68 68 -

Noneconomic reasons

 31,113 8,434 22,678 30,535 8,295 22,240

Child-care problems

 1,340 87 1,253 1,316 86 1,230

Other family or personal obligations

 4,809 641 4,169 4,714 626 4,088

Health or medical limitations

 1,056 - 1,056 1,032 - 1,032

In school or training

 6,198 106 6,092 6,131 106 6,025

Retired or Social Security limit on earnings

 3,097 - 3,097 2,974 - 2,974

Vacation or personal day

 4,017 4,017 - 3,963 3,963 -

Holiday, legal or religious

 158 158 - 158 158 -

Weather-related curtailment

 369 369 - 354 354 -

All other reasons

 10,068 3,056 7,011 9,894 3,004 6,891

Average hours, economic reasons

 22.2 22.0 22.3 22.2 21.9 22.3

Average hours, noneconomic reasons

 21.4 25.4 19.9 21.4 25.4 20.0

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: January 09, 2026