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 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	38,719	12,109	26,609	38,105	11,952	26,153

Economic reasons	5,166	1,704	3,462	5,086	1,672	3,414
Slack work or business conditions	3,545	1,491	2,054	3,489	1,464	2,025
Could only find part-time work	1,307	-	1,307	1,306	-	1,306
Seasonal work	219	118	101	196	112	84
Job started or ended during week	95	95	-	95	95	-

Noneconomic reasons	33,552	10,405	23,148	33,019	10,280	22,739
Child-care problems	1,422	116	1,306	1,400	111	1,289
Other family or personal obligations	4,811	680	4,131	4,709	675	4,034
Health or medical limitations	1,130	-	1,130	1,102	-	1,102
In school or training	6,409	34	6,375	6,351	34	6,316
Retired or Social Security limit on earnings	3,042	-	3,042	2,904	-	2,904
Vacation or personal day	3,843	3,843	-	3,797	3,797	-
Holiday, legal or religious	666	666	-	659	659	-
Weather-related curtailment	1,332	1,332	-	1,309	1,309	-
All other reasons	10,899	3,734	7,165	10,788	3,694	7,094

Average hours, economic reasons	22.1	22.9	21.7	22.2	23.0	21.7
Average hours, noneconomic reasons	21.3	25.3	19.5	21.4	25.4	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: March 07, 2025