What are full-time, part-time and temporary employment positions?
The survey must separately identify the number of full-time, part-time, and temporary employment positions as a percent of total employment. (a) Full-time and part-time employment positions. A position is considered full-time or part-time if the employer intends for the position to be filled for at least fifty-two consecutive weeks or twelve consecutive months, excluding any leaves of absence. (i) A full-time position is a position that requires the employee to work, excluding overtime hours, thirty-five hours per week for fifty-two consecutive weeks, four hundred fifty-five hours a quarter for four consecutive quarters, or one thousand eight hundred twenty hours during a period of twelve consecutive months. (ii) A part-time position is a position in which the employee may work less than the hours required for a full-time position. (iii) In some instances, an employee may not be required to work the hours required for full-time employment because of paid rest and meal breaks, health an