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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 July 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

 36,178 11,587 24,590 35,585 11,457 24,128

Economic reasons

 4,838 1,555 3,283 4,729 1,518 3,211

Slack work or business conditions

 3,027 1,207 1,821 2,941 1,181 1,760

Could only find part-time work

 1,374 - 1,374 1,363 - 1,363

Seasonal work

 290 202 88 278 190 88

Job started or ended during week

 147 147 - 147 147 -

Noneconomic reasons

 31,339 10,032 21,307 30,856 9,940 20,917

Child-care problems

 1,062 83 978 1,038 83 954

Other family or personal obligations

 4,270 584 3,686 4,207 581 3,626

Health or medical limitations

 1,167 - 1,167 1,149 - 1,149

In school or training

 5,098 65 5,033 5,057 65 4,993

Retired or Social Security limit on earnings

 2,861 - 2,861 2,719 - 2,719

Vacation or personal day

 6,190 6,190 - 6,143 6,143 -

Holiday, legal or religious

 654 654 - 654 654 -

Weather-related curtailment

 144 144 - 133 133 -

All other reasons

 9,893 2,312 7,581 9,756 2,281 7,475

Average hours, economic reasons

 22.3 22.4 22.2 22.2 22.3 22.1

Average hours, noneconomic reasons

 21.3 23.5 20.3 21.3 23.5 20.3

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: August 01, 2025