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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-7. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status, seasonally adjusted [In thousands]
Category 2023 2024
Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,223 2,295 2,293 2,299 2,251 2,279 2,286 2,201 2,262 2,205 2,184 2,201 2,217

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,515 1,538 1,567 1,584 1,519 1,553 1,563 1,468 1,549 1,520 1,489 1,524 1,507

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 663 713 670 673 686 694 694 707 701 680 687 649 654

Nonagricultural industries

 158,332 158,615 158,491 158,886 159,089 159,275 159,306 159,166 159,578 158,993 158,735 158,601 158,970

Wage and salary workers(1)

 149,272 149,451 149,626 149,799 150,082 150,262 150,134 150,170 150,505 149,702 149,741 149,321 149,513

Private industries

 127,806 127,774 128,149 128,265 128,832 128,893 128,558 128,454 128,612 128,086 128,407 128,256 128,092

Industries except private households

 127,149 127,116 127,458 127,634 128,168 128,254 127,958 127,800 127,889 127,414 127,521 127,392 127,331

Government

 21,475 21,643 21,404 21,522 21,191 21,249 21,618 21,664 21,878 21,700 21,490 21,142 21,436

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,151 9,076 8,737 8,922 8,827 8,827 9,043 8,957 9,014 9,335 9,087 9,377 9,522


PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,091 3,896 3,737 4,198 4,008 4,221 4,069 4,284 3,994 4,211 4,422 4,376 4,308

Slack work or business conditions

 2,853 2,764 2,588 2,930 2,734 2,821 2,799 2,985 2,790 2,960 2,994 2,863 2,972

Could only find part-time work

 892 836 847 963 1,016 1,017 940 1,000 934 964 1,026 1,104 999

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,416 21,753 21,831 21,312 22,032 22,030 22,177 21,576 21,879 22,458 22,156 22,309 22,902

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,027 3,834 3,706 4,121 3,915 4,149 3,988 4,205 3,931 4,138 4,371 4,300 4,255

Slack work or business conditions

 2,813 2,726 2,574 2,879 2,677 2,779 2,753 2,941 2,735 2,913 2,959 2,803 2,949

Could only find part-time work

 883 826 844 958 1,014 1,016 930 992 923 953 1,018 1,098 980

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,052 21,353 21,456 20,951 21,598 21,582 21,752 21,214 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.

NOTE: Detail for the 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.

 

Last Modified Date: April 05, 2024