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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
Mar.
2023		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024		 Mar.
2023		 Nov.
2023		 Dec.
2023		 Jan.
2024		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,106 2,111 2,099 2,223 2,262 2,205 2,184 2,201 2,217

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,439 1,454 1,427 1,515 1,549 1,520 1,489 1,524 1,507

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 639 621 627 663 701 680 687 649 654

Unpaid family workers

 28 35 44 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 158,634 158,205 159,258 158,332 159,578 158,993 158,735 158,601 158,970

Wage and salary workers(1)

 149,499 148,897 149,720 149,272 150,505 149,702 149,741 149,321 149,513

Government

 21,919 21,517 21,866 21,475 21,878 21,700 21,490 21,142 21,436

Private industries

 127,580 127,380 127,854 127,806 128,612 128,086 128,407 128,256 128,092

Private households

 561 746 679 - - - - - -

Other industries

 127,019 126,634 127,175 127,149 127,889 127,414 127,521 127,392 127,331

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,087 9,261 9,487 9,151 9,014 9,335 9,087 9,377 9,522

Unpaid family workers

 48 47 51 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,205 4,592 4,422 4,091 3,994 4,211 4,422 4,376 4,308

Slack work or business conditions

 2,929 3,098 3,051 2,853 2,790 2,960 2,994 2,863 2,972

Could only find part-time work

 942 1,139 1,053 892 934 964 1,026 1,104 999

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,822 23,043 23,416 21,416 21,879 22,458 22,156 22,309 22,902

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,115 4,479 4,343 4,027 3,931 4,138 4,371 4,300 4,255

Slack work or business conditions

 2,873 3,013 3,010 2,813 2,735 2,913 2,959 2,803 2,949

Could only find part-time work

 935 1,130 1,033 883 923 953 1,018 1,098 980

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,472 22,677 23,054 21,052 21,444 22,060 21,793 21,951 22,523

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: April 05, 2024