HOUSEHOLD DATA

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]

Reason for working less than 35 hours

2018

All industries Nonagricultural industries

Total

Usually

work

full time

Usually

work

part time

Total

Usually

work

full time

Usually

work

part time

Total, at work 1 to 34 hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,025 9,357 24,668 33,436 9,187 24,249

Economic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,778 1,407 3,371 4,698 1,366 3,333

Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,933 1,152 1,782 2,885 1,124 1,761

Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,510 – 1,510 1,500 – 1,500

Seasonal work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 142 79 201 129 72

Job started or ended during week. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 113 – 113 113 –

Noneconomic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,247 7,950 21,297 28,737 7,822 20,916

Child-care problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,106 75 1,031 1,098 74 1,024

Other family or personal obligations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,029 651 4,379 4,947 637 4,310

Health or medical limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,072 – 1,072 1,044 – 1,044

In school or training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,186 91 6,095 6,123 90 6,033

Retired or Social Security limit on earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,741 – 2,741 2,617 – 2,617

Vacation or personal day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,595 3,595 – 3,559 3,559 –

Holiday, legal or religious. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507 507 – 503 503 –

Weather-related curtailment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647 647 – 618 618 –

All other reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,364 2,383 5,981 8,228 2,340 5,888

Average hours, economic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.2 23.8 22.9 23.2 23.8 23.0

Average hours, noneconomic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.3 24.7 20.1 21.4 24.8 20.1

NOTE: Full time is 35 hours or more per week; part time is less than 35 hours. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash

indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (value not shown where base is less than 35,000).

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