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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-7. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status, seasonally adjusted [In thousands]
Category 2024 2025
Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,222 2,253 2,230 2,374 2,271 2,321 2,263 2,246 2,202 2,258 2,319 2,259 2,371

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,521 1,563 1,517 1,660 1,593 1,647 1,628 1,569 1,489 1,521 1,573 1,489 1,595

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 654 657 657 656 642 632 617 668 701 723 723 753 740

Nonagricultural industries

 158,959 159,105 158,936 158,997 159,099 159,125 159,531 159,341 159,070 159,469 161,357 160,930 160,920

Wage and salary workers(1)

 149,538 149,749 149,448 149,799 149,761 149,578 150,213 150,120 149,881 150,253 152,363 152,034 151,946

Private industries

 128,070 128,099 127,773 128,194 128,090 127,974 128,076 127,994 127,709 128,209 130,742 130,414 130,227

Industries except private households

 127,314 127,430 127,120 127,548 127,451 127,371 127,458 127,444 127,155 127,713 130,025 129,816 129,585

Government

 21,462 21,628 21,627 21,587 21,640 21,488 22,220 22,113 22,188 22,109 21,764 21,653 21,748

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,502 9,285 9,395 9,032 9,194 9,458 9,228 9,171 9,122 9,241 9,103 8,946 9,055


PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,305 4,463 4,415 4,225 4,564 4,822 4,624 4,565 4,469 4,358 4,477 4,937 4,780

Slack work or business conditions

 2,965 3,054 3,085 2,842 3,001 3,320 3,028 3,032 3,125 2,867 2,893 3,292 3,156

Could only find part-time work

 1,020 1,145 1,064 1,154 1,195 1,146 1,260 1,179 1,084 1,195 1,195 1,253 1,255

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,872 22,238 22,631 22,323 22,048 22,555 22,553 22,351 22,380 22,514 22,299 22,435 22,625

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 4,251 4,394 4,333 4,142 4,490 4,734 4,527 4,426 4,387 4,299 4,416 4,899 4,717

Slack work or business conditions

 2,943 3,000 3,025 2,781 2,942 3,263 2,946 2,957 3,072 2,833 2,857 3,273 3,125

Could only find part-time work

 1,001 1,142 1,050 1,143 1,188 1,128 1,258 1,163 1,077 1,196 1,193 1,253 1,255

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 22,491 21,890 22,254 21,931 21,694 22,166 22,217 21,961 22,029 22,150 21,935 22,039 22,196

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 04, 2025