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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
Category 2010 2011 2012 2013
4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,238 2,265 2,209 2,267 2,275 2,217 2,234 2,166 2,123 2,049 2,073 2,195 2,192

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,396 1,389 1,356 1,409 1,361 1,391 1,407 1,380 1,326 1,256 1,267 1,361 1,345

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 795 862 824 832 871 805 795 759 762 756 790 813 796

Nonagricultural industries

 136,945 137,230 137,323 137,530 138,412 139,702 139,979 140,270 141,204 141,326 141,828 142,019 142,034

Wage and salary workers(1)

 128,066 128,357 128,596 129,034 129,791 130,986 131,197 131,422 132,238 132,633 133,091 133,263 133,470

Private industries

 107,423 107,631 108,059 108,598 109,338 110,598 111,144 111,003 111,655 112,043 112,824 113,060 113,537

Industries except private households

 106,774 106,942 107,343 107,844 108,612 109,957 110,378 110,221 110,895 111,304 112,196 112,390 112,683

Government

 20,653 20,700 20,548 20,432 20,467 20,371 20,066 20,403 20,600 20,570 20,276 20,184 19,951

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 8,785 8,779 8,626 8,448 8,558 8,619 8,679 8,788 8,904 8,607 8,635 8,703 8,527

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 8,897 8,493 8,578 8,743 8,436 8,047 8,068 8,260 8,108 7,879 8,013 7,997 7,837

Slack work or business conditions

 5,999 5,748 5,785 5,722 5,580 5,327 5,259 5,346 5,079 5,051 5,051 4,966 4,926

Could only find part-time work

 2,477 2,443 2,481 2,665 2,449 2,455 2,525 2,545 2,627 2,594 2,627 2,618 2,559

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 18,336 18,189 18,371 18,234 18,514 18,751 18,985 18,767 18,803 18,755 18,970 19,108 18,781

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 8,743 8,360 8,436 8,604 8,302 7,926 7,941 8,149 7,992 7,771 7,889 7,888 7,730

Slack work or business conditions

 5,904 5,667 5,680 5,623 5,489 5,244 5,173 5,272 5,012 4,973 4,975 4,901 4,858

Could only find part-time work

 2,475 2,430 2,445 2,647 2,448 2,430 2,491 2,539 2,620 2,565 2,595 2,624 2,554

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 17,960 17,844 18,031 17,796 18,123 18,391 18,600 18,373 18,473 18,479 18,626 18,731 18,489

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 18, 2023