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

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
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	July 2018
	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	32,653	9,357	23,296	32,049	9,150	22,899

Economic reasons	4,766	1,529	3,237	4,701	1,497	3,205
Slack work or business conditions	2,922	1,193	1,730	2,891	1,171	1,720
Could only find part-time work	1,445	-	1,445	1,425	-	1,425
Seasonal work	280	218	62	270	211	60
Job started or ended during week	118	118	-	115	115	-

Noneconomic reasons	27,887	7,829	20,059	27,348	7,653	19,694
Child-care problems	1,083	17	1,066	1,068	17	1,051
Other family or personal obligations	4,492	548	3,944	4,415	535	3,880
Health or medical limitations	990	-	990	959	-	959
In school or training	5,398	57	5,341	5,343	57	5,286
Retired or Social Security limit on earnings	2,561	-	2,561	2,453	-	2,453
Vacation or personal day	5,152	5,152	-	5,088	5,088	-
Holiday, legal or religious	163	163	-	163	163	-
Weather-related curtailment	141	141	-	104	104	-
All other reasons	7,908	1,750	6,157	7,754	1,689	6,065

Average hours, economic reasons	23.1	23.4	22.9	23.1	23.4	22.9
Average hours, noneconomic reasons	21.3	22.8	20.8	21.4	22.8	20.8
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: April 18, 2023