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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
Dec.
2021		 Nov.
2022		 Dec.
2022		 Dec.
2021		 Aug.
2022		 Sept.
2022		 Oct.
2022		 Nov.
2022		 Dec.
2022

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,253 2,191 2,267 2,297 2,173 2,178 2,206 2,228 2,311

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,473 1,472 1,482 1,485 1,486 1,473 1,495 1,492 1,496

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 746 695 755 783 648 696 692 715 791

Unpaid family workers

 33 24 31 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 153,479 156,558 156,604 153,650 156,699 156,762 156,570 156,344 156,818

Wage and salary workers(1)

 144,275 147,532 147,639 144,514 147,381 147,291 147,109 147,381 147,886

Government

 21,239 21,189 21,943 21,006 21,216 21,331 21,211 21,084 21,683

Private industries

 123,036 126,344 125,696 123,468 126,048 126,371 126,102 126,468 126,169

Private households

 585 671 692 - - - - - -

Other industries

 122,450 125,673 125,003 122,915 125,357 125,712 125,460 125,819 125,538

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,161 8,979 8,923 9,277 8,992 9,155 9,261 8,970 9,036

Unpaid family workers

 43 46 43 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,049 3,580 3,991 3,936 4,140 3,843 3,664 3,688 3,878

Slack work or business conditions

 2,679 2,463 2,755 2,573 2,767 2,576 2,535 2,546 2,648

Could only find part-time work

 1,040 815 893 1,067 971 942 867 826 911

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 20,694 22,062 22,084 20,251 21,085 21,260 21,297 21,226 21,628

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 3,994 3,498 3,903 3,901 4,063 3,762 3,578 3,623 3,810

Slack work or business conditions

 2,649 2,415 2,703 2,558 2,724 2,526 2,487 2,497 2,611

Could only find part-time work

 1,040 812 873 1,067 958 940 862 819 892

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 20,308 21,671 21,640 19,891 20,754 20,912 20,950 20,844 21,211

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: August 29, 2024