HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                    HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                  ANNUAL AVERAGES

20. Persons at work 1 to 34 hours in all and nonagricultural industries by reason for working less than 35 hours and usual full-
or part-time status

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                           1999                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                    All industries                Nonagricultural industries    
         Reason for working less than 35 hours                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                       Usually     Usually                 Usually     Usually  
                                                            Total        work        work       Total        work        work   
                                                                      full time   part time               full time   part time 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    Total, 16 years and over............................    30,913      10,079      20,834      30,000       9,807      20,193  
                                                                                                                                
Economic reasons........................................     3,357       1,281       2,076       3,189       1,193       1,996  
  Slack work or business conditions.....................     1,968       1,021         947       1,861         962         899  
  Could only find part-time work........................     1,079        -          1,079       1,056        -          1,056  
  Seasonal work.........................................       147          97          50         115          74          41  
  Job started or ended during week......................       162         162        -            157         157        -     
                                                                                                                                
Noneconomic reasons.....................................    27,556       8,798      18,758      26,811       8,614      18,197  
  Child-care problems...................................       856          86         770         843          84         759  
  Other family or personal obligations..................     5,629         746       4,882       5,476         727       4,749  
  Health or medical limitations.........................       712        -            712         674        -            674  
  In school or training.................................     6,463         100       6,363       6,320          97       6,223  
  Retired or Social Security limit on earnings..........     1,984        -          1,984       1,863        -          1,863  
  Vacation or personal day..............................     3,239       3,239        -          3,188       3,188        -     
  Holiday, legal or religious...........................       966         966        -            956         956        -     
  Weather-related curtailment...........................       824         824        -            781         781        -     
  All other reasons.....................................     6,884       2,837       4,047       6,710       2,781       3,929  
                                                                                                                                
Average hours:                                                                                                                  
 Economic reasons.......................................      23.1        24.0        22.5        23.2        24.1        22.6  
 Noneconomic reasons....................................      21.5        25.7        19.6        21.6        25.8        19.6  

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.