HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                    ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

       (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                  2008                                 
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                           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............................    33,384      10,426      22,959      32,836      10,256      22,580  
                                                                                                                                       
       Economic reasons........................................     5,875       2,259       3,616       5,773       2,198       3,575  
         Slack work or business conditions.....................     4,169       2,006       2,163       4,097       1,962       2,135  
         Could only find part-time work........................     1,389        -          1,389       1,380        -          1,380  
         Seasonal work.........................................       190         126          64         171         111          60  
         Job started or ended during week......................       127         127        -            125         125        -     
                                                                                                                                       
       Noneconomic reasons.....................................    27,509       8,166      19,343      27,063       8,058      19,005  
         Child-care problems...................................       753          70         683         750          70         680  
         Other family or personal obligations..................     5,425         725       4,700       5,354         716       4,638  
         Health or medical limitations.........................       834        -            834         814        -            814  
         In school or training.................................     6,057          98       5,959       5,985          96       5,888  
         Retired or Social Security limit on earnings..........     2,185        -          2,185       2,089        -          2,089  
         Vacation or personal day..............................     3,431       3,431        -          3,399       3,399        -     
         Holiday, legal or religious...........................       844         844        -            836         836        -     
         Weather-related curtailment...........................       454         454        -            433         433        -     
         All other reasons.....................................     7,525       2,543       4,982       7,404       2,508       4,896  
                                                                                                                                       
       Average hours:                                                                                                                  
        Economic reasons.......................................      22.9        23.8        22.4        23.0        23.8        22.4  
         Other reasons.........................................      21.4        25.1        19.8        21.4        25.1        19.8  

          NOTE:  Detail may not sum to total due to rounding.  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of
       January data.  Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria.