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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 February 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

 36,903 10,264 26,639 36,360 10,118 26,242

Economic reasons

 4,627 1,386 3,241 4,571 1,346 3,225

Slack work or business conditions

 3,085 1,219 1,866 3,059 1,201 1,858

Could only find part-time work

 1,256 - 1,256 1,256 - 1,256

Seasonal work

 253 134 119 222 112 110

Job started or ended during week

 33 33 - 33 33 -

Noneconomic reasons

 32,276 8,878 23,398 31,789 8,772 23,017

Child-care problems

 1,233 63 1,170 1,222 63 1,159

Other family or personal obligations

 4,997 768 4,229 4,895 759 4,136

Health or medical limitations

 1,202 - 1,202 1,181 - 1,181

In school or training

 6,522 57 6,465 6,490 57 6,434

Retired or Social Security limit on earnings

 3,210 - 3,210 3,049 - 3,049

Vacation or personal day

 3,704 3,704 - 3,658 3,658 -

Holiday, legal or religious

 595 595 - 590 590 -

Weather-related curtailment

 316 316 - 305 305 -

All other reasons

 10,497 3,375 7,122 10,398 3,340 7,058

Average hours, economic reasons

 22.5 22.4 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5

Average hours, noneconomic reasons

 21.1 25.3 19.5 21.1 25.3 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: March 06, 2026