Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                            Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                   
                  Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
                                              Sept.   Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept. 
                                              2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
               CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                     
                                                                                                                   
  Agriculture and related industries.......   2,494   2,561   2,374   2,341   2,298   2,289   2,271   2,318   2,224
    Wage and salary workers................   1,576   1,462   1,373   1,437   1,277   1,242   1,200   1,274   1,216
    Self-employed workers..................     900   1,056     966     886     976   1,018   1,016   1,020     971
    Unpaid family workers..................      18      42      34   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries............... 135,237 137,665 137,267 135,401 136,488 136,675 137,274 137,307 137,411
    Wage and salary workers................ 125,580 127,731 127,562 125,860 126,999 127,248 127,655 127,595 127,790
      Government...........................  19,722  19,638  20,211  19,725  19,759  19,984  19,816  20,089  20,134
      Private industries................... 105,858 108,093 107,351 106,136 107,256 107,234 107,850 107,479 107,644
        Private households.................     784     864     787   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
        Other industries................... 105,074 107,229 106,564 105,351 106,514 106,457 107,098 106,643 106,862
    Self-employed workers..................   9,545   9,836   9,616   9,401   9,365   9,338   9,513   9,641   9,479
    Unpaid family workers..................     111      98      90   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                   
        PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                              
                                                                                                                   
  All industries:                                                                                                  
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,455   4,395   4,073   4,896   4,665   4,513   4,490   4,504   4,452
      Slack work or business conditions....   2,878   2,636   2,552   3,185   2,853   2,803   2,660   2,812   2,808
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,336   1,316   1,280   1,334   1,467   1,404   1,500   1,461   1,312
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  19,296  17,451  19,624  19,021  19,621  19,531  19,741  19,680  19,386
                                                                                                                   
  Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                      
    Part time for economic reasons.........   4,368   4,256   4,024   4,794   4,605   4,442   4,400   4,391   4,379
      Slack work or business conditions....   2,828   2,523   2,511   3,127   2,812   2,762   2,605   2,714   2,753
      Could only find part-time work.......   1,325   1,308   1,277   1,335   1,476   1,387   1,496   1,442   1,315
    Part time for noneconomic reasons......  18,924  17,079  19,245  18,633  19,220  19,072  19,290  19,213  19,025

    1 Data not available.
    2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week
  for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons
  who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,
  illness, and bad weather.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because
  of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised
  population controls used in the household survey.