Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
(In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Category
Mar. Feb. Mar. Mar. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009
CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture and related industries........... 2,057 1,961 1,930 2,191 2,206 2,191 2,149 2,148 2,050
Wage and salary workers.................... 1,218 1,126 1,061 1,326 1,267 1,264 1,233 1,244 1,167
Self-employed workers...................... 816 817 847 848 915 925 903 875 875
Unpaid family workers...................... 23 18 22 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Nonagricultural industries................... 143,051 138,144 137,903 143,821 141,901 141,047 139,952 139,579 138,842
Wage and salary workers.................... 133,849 129,232 128,782 134,449 132,983 132,082 131,110 130,465 129,478
Government............................... 21,484 21,158 21,072 21,245 21,431 21,395 21,237 21,192 20,904
Private industries....................... 112,365 108,075 107,711 113,192 111,542 110,684 109,997 109,311 108,674
Private households..................... 744 719 738 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Other industries....................... 111,621 107,356 106,972 112,422 110,677 109,863 109,217 108,574 107,898
Self-employed workers...................... 9,103 8,859 9,063 9,242 8,816 8,940 8,816 8,962 9,184
Unpaid family workers...................... 99 53 57 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)
All industries:
Part time for economic reasons............. 5,038 9,170 9,305 4,937 7,323 8,038 7,839 8,626 9,049
Slack work or business conditions........ 3,404 7,067 7,103 3,349 5,399 6,020 5,766 6,443 6,857
Could only find part-time work........... 1,382 1,827 1,969 1,364 1,585 1,617 1,667 1,764 1,839
Part time for noneconomic reasons.......... 19,853 19,296 19,228 19,402 18,886 18,922 18,864 18,855 18,833
Nonagricultural industries:
Part time for economic reasons............. 4,911 9,053 9,168 4,826 7,209 7,932 7,705 8,543 8,942
Slack work or business conditions........ 3,313 6,989 7,005 3,276 5,304 5,938 5,660 6,390 6,773
Could only find part-time work........... 1,370 1,822 1,957 1,354 1,579 1,619 1,658 1,760 1,850
Part time for noneconomic reasons.......... 19,553 18,977 18,892 19,078 18,635 18,642 18,567 18,562 18,493
1 Data not available.
2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as
vacation, illness, or industrial dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked
only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as 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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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