Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
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
Oct. Sept. Oct. Oct. June July Aug. Sept. Oct.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture and related industries........... 2,203 2,073 2,049 2,177 2,165 2,148 2,103 2,010 2,039
Wage and salary workers.................... 1,328 1,256 1,281 1,313 1,232 1,230 1,247 1,179 1,249
Self-employed workers...................... 853 805 748 827 896 876 830 808 738
Unpaid family workers...................... 23 12 19 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Nonagricultural industries................... 143,340 137,006 137,039 142,566 137,812 137,675 137,358 136,795 136,245
Wage and salary workers.................... 134,388 127,769 128,093 133,694 128,939 128,939 128,285 127,712 127,350
Government............................... 21,720 20,954 21,375 21,539 21,446 21,367 21,133 21,002 21,192
Private industries....................... 112,668 106,816 106,719 112,170 107,498 107,591 107,219 106,779 106,230
Private households..................... 840 790 702 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Other industries....................... 111,828 106,026 106,016 111,279 106,631 106,728 106,375 105,990 105,470
Self-employed workers...................... 8,882 9,154 8,879 8,852 8,891 8,801 9,034 9,010 8,929
Unpaid family workers...................... 69 83 67 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)
All industries:
Part time for economic reasons............. 6,267 8,255 8,474 6,848 8,989 8,798 9,076 9,179 9,284
Slack work or business conditions........ 4,548 6,101 6,309 4,953 6,783 6,849 6,941 6,960 7,013
Could only find part-time work........... 1,466 1,918 1,955 1,514 1,980 1,835 2,044 2,025 2,042
Part time for noneconomic reasons.......... 19,541 18,898 19,135 19,083 18,718 19,018 18,814 18,621 18,714
Nonagricultural industries:
Part time for economic reasons............. 6,157 8,134 8,350 6,742 8,845 8,647 8,945 9,004 9,194
Slack work or business conditions........ 4,460 5,998 6,203 4,889 6,699 6,733 6,844 6,734 6,907
Could only find part-time work........... 1,457 1,910 1,947 1,499 1,969 1,776 2,020 2,021 2,022
Part time for noneconomic reasons.......... 19,197 18,574 18,819 18,808 18,358 18,621 18,436 18,285 18,393
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.
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