HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-7. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
Category 2012 2013
Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,166 2,274 2,200 2,224 2,146 2,198 2,195 2,121 2,088 2,057 2,065 2,001 2,017

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,355 1,421 1,398 1,397 1,388 1,402 1,394 1,320 1,295 1,245 1,258 1,250 1,227

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 789 809 781 786 734 759 751 776 747 775 792 710 772

Nonagricultural industries

 139,734 140,033 140,218 140,013 139,918 140,767 141,245 141,149 141,190 141,255 141,415 141,317 141,592

Wage and salary workers(1)

 131,104 131,321 131,342 131,154 131,215 131,743 132,326 132,038 132,113 132,445 132,694 132,761 132,847

Private industries

 111,166 111,288 111,403 110,990 110,749 111,080 111,784 111,429 111,406 111,746 112,141 112,147 112,558

Industries except private households

 110,427 110,486 110,638 110,255 109,987 110,289 111,058 110,659 110,632 110,873 111,411 111,462 111,932

Government

 19,957 20,079 19,995 20,100 20,411 20,647 20,555 20,598 20,686 20,696 20,571 20,633 20,269

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 8,557 8,640 8,818 8,845 8,754 8,863 8,819 8,959 8,935 8,746 8,686 8,407 8,651


PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 7,896 8,116 8,210 8,245 8,043 8,607 8,286 8,138 7,918 7,973 7,988 7,638 7,916

Slack work or business conditions

 5,210 5,174 5,471 5,319 5,195 5,567 5,177 5,084 4,928 5,126 5,136 4,906 5,129

Could only find part-time work

 2,393 2,693 2,514 2,568 2,524 2,587 2,618 2,648 2,616 2,630 2,578 2,576 2,527

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 18,868 19,356 18,825 18,846 18,954 18,728 18,896 18,594 18,763 18,464 18,908 18,745 18,908

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 7,770 7,991 8,072 8,104 7,910 8,552 8,162 8,029 7,812 7,867 7,865 7,544 7,793

Slack work or business conditions

 5,116 5,106 5,363 5,258 5,118 5,468 5,105 5,025 4,887 5,047 5,045 4,832 5,058

Could only find part-time work

 2,347 2,646 2,501 2,558 2,527 2,604 2,631 2,650 2,583 2,610 2,542 2,510 2,454

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 18,475 18,893 18,470 18,519 18,596 18,399 18,527 18,310 18,469 18,182 18,549 18,435 18,542

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: May 03, 2013