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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
Aug.
2022		 July
2023		 Aug.
2023		 Aug.
2022		 Apr.
2023		 May
2023		 June
2023		 July
2023		 Aug.
2023

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,207 2,392 2,326 2,173 2,301 2,301 2,311 2,261 2,296

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,503 1,633 1,582 1,486 1,536 1,569 1,591 1,519 1,559

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 671 719 717 648 715 672 674 688 695

Unpaid family workers

 32 40 27 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 156,507 159,590 159,101 156,699 158,639 158,416 158,853 159,099 159,321

Wage and salary workers(1)

 147,362 150,596 150,171 147,381 149,383 149,512 149,632 149,974 150,217

Government

 20,744 20,293 20,684 21,216 21,678 21,434 21,552 21,161 21,199

Private industries

 126,618 130,303 129,487 126,048 127,655 128,050 128,110 128,778 128,891

Private households

 777 689 681 - - - - - -

Other industries

 125,840 129,614 128,807 125,357 126,942 127,337 127,470 128,166 128,282

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,081 8,930 8,886 8,992 9,100 8,731 8,917 8,814 8,809

Unpaid family workers

 64 63 44 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,060 4,158 4,143 4,140 3,903 3,739 4,191 4,000 4,221

Slack work or business conditions

 2,673 2,743 2,712 2,767 2,760 2,582 2,890 2,717 2,799

Could only find part-time work

 932 1,078 1,003 971 817 824 948 1,014 1,021

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 19,618 20,648 20,506 21,085 21,796 21,864 21,267 21,971 21,975

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 3,996 4,082 4,084 4,063 3,841 3,725 4,095 3,913 4,110

Slack work or business conditions

 2,630 2,693 2,670 2,724 2,715 2,566 2,835 2,657 2,757

Could only find part-time work

 914 1,073 999 958 807 821 943 1,012 1,021

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 19,333 20,202 20,084 20,754 21,400 21,496 20,913 21,539 21,522

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: September 01, 2023