# United States Part-Time for Economic Reasons

United States Part-Time for Economic Reasons was down 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,840.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −52.0% (Apr 2021) to 143.6% (May 2020), averaging −0.02%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.PTECON.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/part-time-for-economic-reasons

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 4,840.0 thousands | — |
| September 2026 | 4,501.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,390.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,804.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,681.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,805.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,942.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,497.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,396.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,873.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 5,341.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,487.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,594.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| August 2025 | 4,755.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| July 2025 | 4,689.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| June 2025 | 4,473.0 thousands | 5.6 |
| May 2025 | 4,624.0 thousands | 4.7 |
| April 2025 | 4,686.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| March 2025 | 4,771.0 thousands | 11.1 |
| February 2025 | 4,923.0 thousands | 13.2 |
| January 2025 | 4,478.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| December 2024 | 4,361.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| November 2024 | 4,463.0 thousands | 11.4 |
| October 2024 | 4,566.0 thousands | 6.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.PTECON.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.PTECON.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```