HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES

21. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by class of worker and usual full- or part-time status

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                        1998                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                     Worked 1 to 34 hours                        Average hours    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
          Industry and class of worker                                           For noneconomic                                  
                                                   Total                             reasons         Worked                       
                                                     at                 For                         35 hours   Total   Persons who
                                                    work     Total    economic                      or more      at      usually  
                                                                      reasons   Usually   Usually               work       work   
                                                                                  work      work                        full time 
                                                                                  full      part                                  
                                                                                  time      time                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
  Total 16 years and over.......................  122,660    32,146     3,501    10,691    17,954    90,514      39.2       43.1  
                                                                                                                                  
Wage and salary workers.........................  114,157    29,314     3,123    10,049    16,142    84,843      39.2       42.9  
                                                                                                                                  
  Mining........................................      575        55         7        35        14       519      47.6       48.3  
                                                                                                                                  
  Construction..................................    6,748     1,339       289       715       335     5,409      40.8       42.3  
                                                                                                                                  
  Manufacturing.................................   19,667     2,765       300     1,735       729    16,902      42.2       43.2  
    Durable goods...............................   11,943     1,551       132     1,082       337    10,392      42.7       43.4  
    Nondurable goods............................    7,724     1,214       168       653       392     6,510      41.6       42.9  
                                                                                                                                  
  Transportation and public utilities...........    8,477     1,469       176       750       543     7,008      42.3       44.0  
  Wholesale and retail trade....................   24,679     8,493     1,051     1,405     6,038    16,186      37.1       43.5  
  Finance, insurance, and real estate...........    7,729     1,642        77       813       753     6,087      40.0       42.2  
                                                                                                                                  
  Service industries............................   40,616    12,378     1,183     3,735     7,460    28,238      37.7       42.4  
    Private households..........................      924       530        85        47       398       395      29.5       42.8  
    All other industries........................   39,691    11,848     1,097     3,688     7,063    27,843      37.9       42.3  
  Public administration.........................    5,666     1,172        40       862       271     4,494      40.5       41.7  
                                                                                                                                  
Self-employed workers...........................    8,400     2,774       374       637     1,763     5,626      39.6       46.4  
Unpaid family workers...........................      103        58         4         5        48        45      34.0       46.6  

   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in the
household survey.