HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 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) 2008 All industries Nonagricultural industries Reason for working less than 35 hours Usually Usually Usually Usually Total work work Total work work full time part time full time part time Total, 16 years and over............................ 33,384 10,426 22,959 32,836 10,256 22,580 Economic reasons........................................ 5,875 2,259 3,616 5,773 2,198 3,575 Slack work or business conditions..................... 4,169 2,006 2,163 4,097 1,962 2,135 Could only find part-time work........................ 1,389 - 1,389 1,380 - 1,380 Seasonal work......................................... 190 126 64 171 111 60 Job started or ended during week...................... 127 127 - 125 125 - Noneconomic reasons..................................... 27,509 8,166 19,343 27,063 8,058 19,005 Child-care problems................................... 753 70 683 750 70 680 Other family or personal obligations.................. 5,425 725 4,700 5,354 716 4,638 Health or medical limitations......................... 834 - 834 814 - 814 In school or training................................. 6,057 98 5,959 5,985 96 5,888 Retired or Social Security limit on earnings.......... 2,185 - 2,185 2,089 - 2,089 Vacation or personal day.............................. 3,431 3,431 - 3,399 3,399 - Holiday, legal or religious........................... 844 844 - 836 836 - Weather-related curtailment........................... 454 454 - 433 433 - All other reasons..................................... 7,525 2,543 4,982 7,404 2,508 4,896 Average hours: Economic reasons....................................... 22.9 23.8 22.4 23.0 23.8 22.4 Other reasons......................................... 21.4 25.1 19.8 21.4 25.1 19.8 NOTE: Detail may not sum to total due to rounding. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria.