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Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status [In thousands]
Category Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Feb.
2022		 Jan.
2023		 Feb.
2023		 Feb.
2022		 Oct.
2022		 Nov.
2022		 Dec.
2022		 Jan.
2023		 Feb.
2023

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,262 2,145 2,251 2,363 2,206 2,228 2,311 2,245 2,346

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,457 1,428 1,456 1,524 1,495 1,492 1,496 1,485 1,521

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 771 682 755 800 692 715 791 720 781

Unpaid family workers

 34 35 40 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 154,681 156,547 157,461 155,033 156,570 156,344 156,818 157,645 157,743

Wage and salary workers(1)

 145,611 147,532 148,238 146,140 147,109 147,381 147,886 148,822 148,723

Government

 21,375 21,968 21,951 20,928 21,211 21,084 21,683 21,548 21,501

Private industries

 124,235 125,564 126,287 124,966 126,102 126,468 126,169 126,981 126,967

Private households

 572 669 592 - - - - - -

Other industries

 123,663 124,895 125,696 124,266 125,460 125,819 125,538 126,248 126,261

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,002 8,952 9,173 9,185 9,261 8,970 9,036 9,217 9,338

Unpaid family workers

 69 63 50 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,349 4,498 4,285 4,137 3,664 3,688 3,878 4,050 4,067

Slack work or business conditions

 2,946 3,114 3,079 2,726 2,535 2,546 2,648 2,685 2,840

Could only find part-time work

 1,089 993 868 1,061 867 826 911 999 859

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,301 22,096 22,494 20,706 21,297 21,226 21,628 22,083 21,856

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,278 4,401 4,146 4,103 3,578 3,623 3,810 3,959 3,964

Slack work or business conditions

 2,900 3,057 2,975 2,688 2,487 2,497 2,611 2,646 2,750

Could only find part-time work

 1,084 983 850 1,054 862 819 892 988 842

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 20,894 21,683 22,074 20,316 20,950 20,844 21,211 21,674 21,453

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.

- Data not available.
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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Last Modified Date: March 10, 2023