Bureau of Labor Statistics
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
Aug. July Aug. Aug. Apr. May June July Aug.
2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture and related industries........... 2,005 2,372 2,302 1,856 2,109 2,122 2,137 2,123 2,142
Wage and salary workers.................... 1,144 1,444 1,419 1,031 1,244 1,241 1,244 1,258 1,289
Self-employed workers...................... 850 894 850 812 839 849 840 844 817
Unpaid family workers...................... 11 35 33 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Nonagricultural industries................... 144,401 144,495 143,607 143,928 144,258 143,898 143,650 143,589 143,284
Wage and salary workers.................... 134,578 134,662 134,033 134,294 134,761 134,385 134,132 133,951 133,822
Government............................... 20,690 20,509 20,821 21,118 21,333 21,263 21,186 21,098 21,259
Private industries....................... 113,888 114,153 113,212 113,185 113,394 113,116 113,001 112,956 112,607
Private households..................... 819 873 799 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Other industries....................... 113,069 113,280 112,413 112,432 112,650 112,315 112,155 112,157 111,851
Self-employed workers...................... 9,709 9,727 9,490 9,593 9,355 9,384 9,430 9,518 9,381
Unpaid family workers...................... 114 106 84 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)
All industries:
Part time for economic reasons............. 4,494 6,054 5,736 4,517 5,220 5,233 5,416 5,724 5,718
Slack work or business conditions........ 2,838 4,174 4,011 2,955 3,558 3,595 3,816 4,194 4,112
Could only find part-time work........... 1,113 1,481 1,305 1,175 1,323 1,281 1,336 1,286 1,362
Part time for noneconomic reasons.......... 17,663 17,442 17,698 19,779 19,809 19,428 19,496 19,406 19,712
Nonagricultural industries:
Part time for economic reasons............. 4,424 5,947 5,650 4,466 5,125 5,164 5,308 5,599 5,641
Slack work or business conditions........ 2,801 4,111 3,947 2,916 3,513 3,531 3,744 4,156 4,032
Could only find part-time work........... 1,098 1,469 1,294 1,152 1,331 1,288 1,328 1,277 1,350
Part time for noneconomic reasons.......... 17,350 17,080 17,302 19,469 19,456 19,047 19,106 19,051 19,281
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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