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Agriculture and related industries
Wage and salary workers(1)
Self-employed workers, unincorporated
Unpaid family workers
(2)
Nonagricultural industries
Government
Private industries
Private households
Other industries
Part time for economic reasons(4)
Slack work or business conditions
Could only find part-time work
Part time for noneconomic reasons(5)
Footnotes:(1) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.(2) Data not available.(3) 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.(4) 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.(5) 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 seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.
Last Modified Date: February 04, 2011
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
