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)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                             2009                                 
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                      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............................    37,614      12,853      24,761      37,041      12,679      24,362  
                                                                                                                                  
  Economic reasons........................................     8,913       2,861       6,051       8,791       2,801       5,990  
    Slack work or business conditions.....................     6,648       2,632       4,015       6,556       2,586       3,970  
    Could only find part-time work........................     1,966        -          1,966       1,955        -          1,955  
    Seasonal work.........................................       192         122          70         174         109          65  
    Job started or ended during week......................       108         108        -            107         107        -     
                                                                                                                                  
  Noneconomic reasons.....................................    28,701       9,991      18,710      28,250       9,878      18,372  
    Child-care problems...................................       713          57         656         709          57         652  
    Other family or personal obligations..................     4,916         644       4,272       4,844         636       4,208  
    Health or medical limitations.........................       793        -            793         773        -            773  
    In school or training.................................     5,714          81       5,634       5,654          79       5,575  
    Retired or Social Security limit on earnings..........     2,200        -          2,200       2,098        -          2,098  
    Vacation or personal day..............................     3,626       3,626        -          3,592       3,592        -     
    Holiday, legal or religious...........................     2,834       2,834        -          2,822       2,822        -     
    Weather-related curtailment...........................       420         420        -            393         393        -     
    All other reasons.....................................     7,485       2,329       5,156       7,364       2,299       5,065  
                                                                                                                                  
  Average hours:                                                                                                                  
   Economic reasons.......................................      22.7        23.6        22.2        22.7        23.7        22.2  
   Other reasons........ .................................      21.9        26.1        19.6        21.9        26.1        19.7  

     NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.  Dash indicates no data or data
  that do not meet publication criteria.