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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
20. Persons 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 2022
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

 34,227 10,698 23,529 33,681 10,557 23,123

Economic reasons

 3,930 1,384 2,546 3,871 1,352 2,519

Slack work or business conditions

 2,652 1,142 1,510 2,612 1,120 1,493

Could only find part-time work

 955 - 955 948 - 948

Seasonal work

 212 131 81 200 122 78

Job started or ended during week

 111 111 - 110 110 -

Noneconomic reasons

 30,297 9,314 20,983 29,810 9,205 20,605

Child-care problems

 1,198 122 1,076 1,188 120 1,068

Other family or personal obligations

 4,623 669 3,954 4,547 659 3,888

Health or medical limitations

 1,104 - 1,104 1,085 - 1,085

In school or training

 5,922 86 5,836 5,866 86 5,781

Retired or Social Security limit on earnings

 2,718 - 2,718 2,587 - 2,587

Vacation or personal day

 3,928 3,928 - 3,897 3,897 -

Holiday, legal or religious

 1,190 1,190 - 1,186 1,186 -

Weather-related curtailment

 336 336 - 320 320 -

All other reasons

 9,279 2,984 6,296 9,135 2,939 6,196

Average hours, economic reasons

 22.9 23.5 22.5 22.9 23.5 22.5

Average hours, noneconomic reasons

 21.3 24.4 19.9 21.4 24.5 20.0

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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (value not shown where base is less than 35,000).

 

Last Modified Date: January 25, 2023