HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
Category 2010 2011 2012 2013
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,212 2,198 2,175 2,245 2,257 2,193 2,285 2,285 2,203 2,213 2,189 2,135 2,041

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,355 1,345 1,313 1,404 1,383 1,344 1,420 1,372 1,380 1,391 1,396 1,336 1,251

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 846 817 828 792 867 822 833 867 810 793 760 758 759

Nonagricultural industries

 136,438 136,989 137,100 136,940 137,238 137,335 137,509 138,405 139,725 139,995 140,233 141,195 141,329

Wage and salary workers(1)

 127,399 127,979 128,291 128,020 128,389 128,640 129,006 129,728 131,041 131,256 131,370 132,159 132,633

Private industries

 106,209 106,659 107,442 107,351 107,644 108,160 108,561 109,244 110,618 111,286 110,940 111,540 112,011

Industries except private households

 105,476 105,976 106,827 106,713 106,936 107,439 107,823 108,525 109,955 110,517 110,177 110,783 111,249

Government

 21,174 21,343 20,838 20,659 20,739 20,513 20,416 20,475 20,430 20,010 20,386 20,613 20,633

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 8,961 8,912 8,778 8,786 8,761 8,621 8,472 8,559 8,596 8,672 8,820 8,904 8,613

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 8,837 8,878 8,888 8,903 8,451 8,582 8,778 8,443 8,004 8,074 8,298 8,114 7,866

Slack work or business conditions

 6,207 6,213 6,275 5,988 5,730 5,805 5,735 5,566 5,304 5,285 5,360 5,063 5,056

Could only find part-time work

 2,308 2,344 2,342 2,480 2,434 2,483 2,674 2,451 2,438 2,534 2,560 2,627 2,595

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 18,367 17,925 18,389 18,318 18,150 18,390 18,293 18,481 18,699 19,016 18,843 18,751 18,706

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 8,717 8,748 8,771 8,750 8,319 8,438 8,640 8,311 7,882 7,944 8,188 8,001 7,759

Slack work or business conditions

 6,118 6,128 6,191 5,900 5,650 5,696 5,628 5,484 5,223 5,195 5,281 5,006 4,975

Could only find part-time work

 2,313 2,320 2,310 2,477 2,412 2,448 2,665 2,450 2,405 2,498 2,563 2,621 2,554

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 18,020 17,621 18,028 17,965 17,777 18,032 17,889 18,110 18,297 18,613 18,505 18,435 18,389

Footnotes
 (1) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.
(2) Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs for the entire week.
(3) Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business conditions, inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand.
(4) Refers to persons who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons such as childcare problems, family or personal obligations, school or training, retirement or Social Security limits on earnings, and other reasons. This excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as vacations, holidays, illness, and bad weather.

NOTE: Detail for the 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.

 

Last Modified Date: April 05, 2013