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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
Jan.
2011		 Dec.
2011		 Jan.
2012		 Jan.
2011		 Sept.
2011		 Oct.
2011		 Nov.
2011		 Dec.
2011		 Jan.
2012

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,100 2,196 2,042 2,252 2,268 2,257 2,262 2,349 2,208

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,263 1,358 1,259 1,378 1,379 1,317 1,359 1,429 1,376

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 819 823 765 846 843 864 849 874 800

Unpaid family workers

 18 15 18 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 135,499 138,485 137,902 137,156 137,932 138,167 138,304 138,411 139,491

Wage and salary workers(1)

 126,882 129,966 129,299 128,197 129,595 129,531 129,604 129,662 130,569

Government

 20,626 20,652 20,519 20,719 20,568 20,516 20,434 20,616 20,583

Private industries

 106,255 109,314 108,780 107,485 108,774 108,977 109,159 109,064 109,966

Private households

 610 640 569 - - - - - -

Other industries

 105,645 108,674 108,211 106,845 108,026 108,177 108,485 108,407 109,353

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 8,526 8,428 8,491 8,818 8,336 8,553 8,628 8,587 8,769

Unpaid family workers

 91 91 112 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 9,187 8,428 8,918 8,449 9,270 8,790 8,469 8,098 8,230

Slack work or business conditions

 6,513 5,650 6,025 5,772 5,900 5,839 5,578 5,305 5,372

Could only find part-time work

 2,373 2,408 2,479 2,472 2,844 2,538 2,496 2,419 2,551

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 18,048 19,048 18,958 17,923 18,329 18,401 18,363 18,372 18,636

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 9,027 8,259 8,747 8,315 9,115 8,664 8,358 7,952 8,083

Slack work or business conditions

 6,415 5,534 5,922 5,685 5,803 5,762 5,502 5,199 5,278

Could only find part-time work

 2,358 2,381 2,464 2,488 2,869 2,566 2,518 2,423 2,563

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 17,675 18,641 18,596 17,588 17,915 18,003 17,941 17,969 18,298

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: February 03, 2012