Economic Update

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Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Federal Reserve (FRED/ALFRED), Energy Information Administration, Census Bureau, and the University of Michigan. Proprietary series (ADP, University of Michigan, National Association of Realtors) are shown as headline figures only.

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Part time for economic reasons

People working part time because their hours were cut or they can't find full-time work. A rising count is an early sign employers are trimming without laying people off.

4.50M

Sep 2026

+2.5%vs Aug−2.0%vs a year agoNo new data since last update

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics