HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
(In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Category
June May June June Feb. Mar. Apr. May June
2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture and related industries........... 2,145 2,160 2,331 1,957 2,213 2,192 2,109 2,122 2,137
Wage and salary workers.................... 1,312 1,264 1,401 1,155 1,324 1,331 1,244 1,241 1,244
Self-employed workers...................... 813 865 876 778 873 849 839 849 840
Unpaid family workers...................... 20 31 53 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Nonagricultural industries................... 144,813 143,767 144,319 144,066 143,820 143,796 144,258 143,898 143,650
Wage and salary workers.................... 134,679 134,164 134,573 134,153 134,259 134,411 134,761 134,385 134,132
Government............................... 20,897 21,601 20,955 21,107 21,252 21,262 21,333 21,263 21,185
Private industries....................... 113,782 112,563 113,618 113,028 112,972 113,142 113,394 113,117 113,001
Private households..................... 837 774 862 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Other industries....................... 112,944 111,789 112,756 112,234 112,212 112,383 112,650 112,315 112,155
Self-employed workers...................... 9,991 9,470 9,625 9,858 9,410 9,224 9,355 9,383 9,430
Unpaid family workers...................... 143 132 120 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)
All industries:
Part time for economic reasons............. 4,469 5,096 5,697 4,311 4,884 4,914 5,220 5,233 5,416
Slack work or business conditions........ 2,736 3,560 3,806 2,803 3,291 3,323 3,558 3,595 3,816
Could only find part-time work........... 1,359 1,264 1,532 1,197 1,222 1,362 1,323 1,281 1,336
Part time for noneconomic reasons.......... 18,935 19,708 18,424 20,076 19,348 19,409 19,809 19,428 19,496
Nonagricultural industries:
Part time for economic reasons............. 4,393 5,046 5,607 4,210 4,790 4,797 5,125 5,164 5,308
Slack work or business conditions........ 2,679 3,522 3,749 2,736 3,231 3,238 3,513 3,531 3,744
Could only find part-time work........... 1,352 1,261 1,513 1,198 1,216 1,354 1,331 1,288 1,328
Part time for noneconomic reasons.......... 18,582 19,350 18,038 19,734 19,019 19,072 19,456 19,047 19,106
1 Data not available.
2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as
vacation, illness, or industrial dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked
only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent
seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.