A-25. 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

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A-25. 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]
Reason for working less than 35 hours	April 2024
	All industries			Nonagricultural industries
	Total	Usually work full time	Usually work part time	Total	Usually work full time	Usually work part time
Total, at work 1 to 34 hours	35,791	9,858	25,933	35,333	9,762	25,571

Economic reasons	4,267	1,247	3,020	4,200	1,204	2,996
Slack work or business conditions	2,910	1,107	1,804	2,856	1,073	1,783
Could only find part-time work	1,146	-	1,146	1,146	-	1,146
Seasonal work	145	75	70	136	69	66
Job started or ended during week	66	66	-	61	61	-

Noneconomic reasons	31,524	8,611	22,913	31,133	8,558	22,575
Child-care problems	1,192	83	1,109	1,177	83	1,094
Other family or personal obligations	5,350	880	4,470	5,277	867	4,409
Health or medical limitations	1,204	-	1,204	1,196	-	1,196
In school or training	6,529	70	6,460	6,491	70	6,422
Retired or Social Security limit on earnings	3,074	-	3,074	2,939	-	2,939
Vacation or personal day	4,377	4,377	-	4,364	4,364	-
Holiday, legal or religious	231	231	-	231	231	-
Weather-related curtailment	319	319	-	311	311	-
All other reasons	9,248	2,651	6,597	9,146	2,632	6,514

Average hours, economic reasons	22.9	23.9	22.5	22.9	23.9	22.5
Average hours, noneconomic reasons	21.1	24.8	19.8	21.2	24.8	19.8
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

Last Modified Date: May 03, 2024