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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
21. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by class of worker and usual full- or part-time status
[Numbers in thousands]
Industry and class of worker 2011
Total
at
work
Worked 1 to 34 hours Worked
35 hours
or more
Average hours
Total For
economic
reasons
For noneconomic
reasons
Total
at
work
Persons who
usually work
full time
Usually
work
full
time
Usually
work
part
time

Total, nonagricultural industries

132,717 34,271 8,423 7,892 17,957 98,446 38.2 42.3

Wage and salary workers(1)

124,613 30,954 7,424 7,323 16,207 93,658 38.4 42.2

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

761 64 11 36 17 697 50.1 51.0

Construction

7,240 1,486 692 466 327 5,754 39.6 41.5

Manufacturing

13,717 1,614 403 727 483 12,103 42.0 43.0

Durable goods

8,631 949 208 463 278 7,682 42.2 43.2

Nondurable goods

5,085 665 195 263 206 4,420 41.6 42.8

Wholesale and retail trade

18,262 5,623 1,565 770 3,288 12,639 37.0 42.4

Transportation and utilities

6,600 1,116 311 373 431 5,485 41.3 43.5

Information

2,938 572 114 185 273 2,366 40.0 42.8

Financial activities

8,545 1,439 203 574 661 7,106 40.2 42.2

Professional and business services

13,458 2,702 725 789 1,189 10,756 39.8 42.6

Education and health services

29,142 8,099 1,314 1,982 4,804 21,043 37.1 41.3

Leisure and hospitality

11,718 5,270 1,534 470 3,266 6,447 33.3 41.6

Other services

5,594 1,908 467 279 1,162 3,686 36.0 42.4

Other services, except private households

4,896 1,477 325 242 910 3,419 37.1 42.7

Private households

698 431 142 37 252 268 28.0 39.9

Public administration

6,638 1,062 84 673 305 5,576 40.5 41.7

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

8,027 3,275 992 562 1,721 4,752 35.6 43.3

Unpaid family workers

78 42 7 6 29 36 33.0 42.1

Footnotes
(1) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.

NOTE: Full time is 35 hours or more per week; part time is less than 35 hours. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: March 1, 2012