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Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
[In thousands]
Category Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Apr.
2012		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013		 Apr.
2012		 Dec.
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,107 1,904 1,951 2,166 2,088 2,057 2,065 2,001 2,017

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,282 1,162 1,144 1,355 1,295 1,245 1,258 1,250 1,227

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 798 700 783 789 747 775 792 710 772

Unpaid family workers

 26 42 23 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 139,888 140,793 141,774 139,734 141,190 141,255 141,415 141,317 141,592

Wage and salary workers(1)

 131,257 132,417 133,065 131,104 132,113 132,445 132,694 132,761 132,847

Government

 20,356 20,965 20,635 19,957 20,686 20,696 20,571 20,633 20,269

Private industries

 110,901 111,452 112,429 111,166 111,406 111,746 112,141 112,147 112,558

Private households

 724 659 617 - - - - - -

Other industries

 110,176 110,792 111,813 110,427 110,632 110,873 111,411 111,462 111,932

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 8,558 8,264 8,632 8,557 8,935 8,746 8,686 8,407 8,651

Unpaid family workers

 72 113 77 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 7,694 7,734 7,709 7,896 7,918 7,973 7,988 7,638 7,916

Slack work or business conditions

 4,997 4,857 4,920 5,210 4,928 5,126 5,136 4,906 5,129

Could only find part-time work

 2,467 2,578 2,530 2,393 2,616 2,630 2,578 2,576 2,527

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 19,443 19,262 19,829 18,868 18,763 18,464 18,908 18,745 18,908

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 7,581 7,598 7,590 7,770 7,812 7,867 7,865 7,544 7,793

Slack work or business conditions

 4,909 4,771 4,845 5,116 4,887 5,047 5,045 4,832 5,058

Could only find part-time work

 2,456 2,563 2,513 2,347 2,583 2,610 2,542 2,510 2,454

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 19,097 18,949 19,494 18,475 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.

- Data not available.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted 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.

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Last Modified Date: May 03, 2013
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