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Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Employed people by class of worker and part-time status [In thousands]
Category Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Jan.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025		 Jan.
2024		 Sept.
2024		 Oct.
2024		 Nov.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Jan.
2025

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,074 2,202 2,202 2,192 2,263 2,246 2,202 2,258 2,319

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,413 1,481 1,486 1,505 1,628 1,569 1,489 1,521 1,573

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 651 696 693 683 617 668 701 723 723

Unpaid family workers

 10 26 24 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 157,575 159,091 160,145 158,784 159,531 159,341 159,070 159,469 161,357

Wage and salary workers(1)

 148,684 149,896 151,281 149,759 150,213 150,120 149,881 150,253 152,363

Government

 21,858 22,399 22,102 21,480 22,220 22,113 22,188 22,109 21,764

Private industries

 126,826 127,497 129,179 128,354 128,076 127,994 127,709 128,209 130,742

Private households

 773 581 650 - - - - - -

Other industries

 126,053 126,915 128,529 127,510 127,458 127,444 127,155 127,713 130,025

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 8,841 9,157 8,831 9,102 9,228 9,171 9,122 9,241 9,103

Unpaid family workers

 50 38 33 - - - - - -

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,874 4,461 4,935 4,418 4,624 4,565 4,469 4,358 4,477

Slack work or business conditions

 3,427 2,989 3,340 2,980 3,028 3,032 3,125 2,867 2,893

Could only find part-time work

 1,046 1,150 1,206 1,040 1,260 1,179 1,084 1,195 1,195

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,238 23,068 22,325 22,176 22,553 22,351 22,380 22,514 22,299

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,803 4,385 4,854 4,366 4,527 4,426 4,387 4,299 4,416

Slack work or business conditions

 3,390 2,936 3,293 2,953 2,946 2,957 3,072 2,833 2,857

Could only find part-time work

 1,038 1,150 1,206 1,032 1,258 1,163 1,077 1,196 1,193

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 21,878 22,682 21,961 21,815 22,217 21,961 22,029 22,150 21,935

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 people 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 people 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 people 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 17, 2025