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. 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	September 2026
	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	55,487	29,367	26,120	54,650	28,997	25,653

Economic reasons	4,159	1,004	3,155	4,037	895	3,142
Slack work or business conditions	2,667	828	1,839	2,558	729	1,829
Could only find part-time work	1,242	-	1,242	1,242	-	1,242
Seasonal work	149	75	74	137	66	71
Job started or ended during week	101	101	-	101	101	-

Noneconomic reasons	51,328	28,363	22,965	50,613	28,102	22,511
Child-care problems	1,383	72	1,311	1,350	71	1,278
Other family or personal obligations	4,906	438	4,467	4,820	438	4,383
Health or medical limitations	1,152	-	1,152	1,124	-	1,124
In school or training	5,736	91	5,645	5,682	91	5,591
Retired or Social Security limit on earnings	3,019	-	3,019	2,864	-	2,864
Vacation or personal day	4,837	4,837	-	4,806	4,806	-
Holiday, legal or religious	21,025	21,025	-	20,838	20,838	-
Weather-related curtailment	73	73	-	70	70	-
All other reasons	9,199	1,827	7,372	9,061	1,789	7,272

Average hours, economic reasons	22.7	25.0	21.9	22.5	24.5	21.9
Average hours, noneconomic reasons	24.9	29.2	19.5	24.9	29.2	19.6
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 02, 2026