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	February 2023
	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	35,187	10,115	25,072	34,483	9,873	24,610

Economic reasons	4,285	1,707	2,578	4,146	1,609	2,537
Slack work or business conditions	3,079	1,459	1,620	2,975	1,369	1,605
Could only find part-time work	868	-	868	850	-	850
Seasonal work	214	124	90	197	115	82
Job started or ended during week	125	125	-	125	125	-

Noneconomic reasons	30,902	8,408	22,494	30,337	8,264	22,074
Child-care problems	1,274	111	1,163	1,269	111	1,158
Other family or personal obligations	5,005	747	4,258	4,936	742	4,194
Health or medical limitations	1,246	-	1,246	1,230	-	1,230
In school or training	6,335	53	6,281	6,266	53	6,213
Retired or Social Security limit on earnings	2,898	-	2,898	2,743	-	2,743
Vacation or personal day	3,220	3,220	-	3,184	3,184	-
Holiday, legal or religious	757	757	-	754	754	-
Weather-related curtailment	542	542	-	493	493	-
All other reasons	9,624	2,976	6,648	9,461	2,926	6,536

Average hours, economic reasons	23.4	23.9	23.1	23.3	23.8	23.0
Average hours, noneconomic reasons	21.2	25.0	19.8	21.2	25.1	19.8
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: March 10, 2023