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

2015

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,158 11,263 24,895 35,576 11,088 24,488

Economic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,371 1,494 4,877 6,271 1,440 4,832

Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,762 1,244 2,518 3,701 1,207 2,494

Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,266 – 2,266 2,253 – 2,253

Seasonal work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 128 92 197 112 85

Job started or ended during week. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 123 – 120 120 –

Noneconomic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,787 9,769 20,018 29,305 9,648 19,656

Child-care problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 980 76 905 974 75 898

Other family or personal obligations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,831 642 4,189 4,754 631 4,122

Health or medical limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907 – 907 887 – 887

In school or training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,991 77 5,914 5,939 76 5,863

Retired or Social Security limit on earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,423 – 2,423 2,302 – 2,302

Vacation or personal day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,535 3,535 – 3,496 3,496 –

Holiday, legal or religious. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,872 2,872 – 2,853 2,853 –

Weather-related curtailment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 382 – 362 362 –

All other reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,865 2,185 5,680 7,738 2,155 5,583

Average hours, economic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.0 23.7 22.8 23.0 23.8 22.8

Average hours, noneconomic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.1 26.3 20.0 22.1 26.4 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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