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
Aug.
2011		 July
2012		 Aug.
2012		 Aug.
2011		 Apr.
2012		 May
2012		 June
2012		 July
2012		 Aug.
2012

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

 2,531 2,477 2,286 2,373 2,150 2,274 2,206 2,235 2,151

Wage and salary workers(1)

 1,606 1,584 1,500 1,484 1,342 1,423 1,399 1,401 1,391

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 879 843 761 848 793 815 786 791 739

Unpaid family workers

 46 49 24 - - - - - -

Nonagricultural industries

 137,804 140,649 140,273 137,290 139,749 140,037 140,205 139,929 139,920

Wage and salary workers(1)

 129,042 131,619 131,348 128,700 131,136 131,322 131,308 131,043 131,101

Government

 19,709 19,332 19,791 20,309 19,896 20,059 19,938 20,015 20,432

Private industries

 109,333 112,287 111,558 108,416 111,249 111,421 111,433 110,974 110,726

Private households

 769 818 796 - - - - - -

Other industries

 108,564 111,469 110,762 107,678 110,527 110,613 110,671 110,251 109,965

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 8,695 8,957 8,857 8,530 8,512 8,598 8,787 8,824 8,720

Unpaid family workers

 66 74 67 - - - - - -

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 8,604 8,316 7,842 8,787 7,853 8,098 8,210 8,246 8,031

Slack work or business conditions

 5,593 5,235 5,054 5,815 5,187 5,147 5,446 5,342 5,217

Could only find part-time work

 2,579 2,637 2,405 2,707 2,367 2,649 2,514 2,576 2,507

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 16,535 17,200 17,217 18,276 18,832 19,393 18,829 18,866 18,996

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

 8,463 8,218 7,723 8,640 7,737 7,982 8,075 8,111 7,901

Slack work or business conditions

 5,492 5,175 4,971 5,714 5,086 5,078 5,355 5,282 5,140

Could only find part-time work

 2,554 2,607 2,391 2,702 2,324 2,616 2,493 2,559 2,508

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

 16,153 16,863 16,893 17,867 18,418 18,930 18,438 18,543 18,656

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: September 07, 2012