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 April 2013
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

 33,822 7,974 25,848 33,274 7,819 25,454

Economic reasons

 7,709 1,690 6,019 7,590 1,629 5,960

Slack work or business conditions

 4,920 1,496 3,423 4,845 1,454 3,391

Could only find part-time work

 2,530 - 2,530 2,513 - 2,513

Seasonal work

 173 108 66 149 93 57

Job started or ended during week

 86 86 - 83 83 -

Noneconomic reasons

 26,113 6,284 19,829 25,684 6,190 19,494

Child-care problems

 842 59 782 831 59 771

Other family or personal obligations

 4,948 631 4,317 4,873 621 4,252

Health or medical limitations

 881 - 881 865 - 865

In school or training

 6,167 37 6,130 6,128 37 6,091

Retired or Social Security limit on earnings

 2,446 - 2,446 2,339 - 2,339

Vacation or personal day

 2,682 2,682 - 2,649 2,649 -

Holiday, legal or religious

 64 64 - 64 64 -

Weather-related curtailment

 342 342 - 329 329 -

All other reasons

 7,741 2,468 5,272 7,605 2,431 5,174

Average hours, economic reasons

 23.1 24.8 22.6 23.1 24.9 22.7

Average hours, noneconomic reasons

 21.0 24.3 19.9 21.0 24.4 20.0

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: May 03, 2013