2004 Workers on Flexible and Shift Schedules — 2005-07-01

In May 2004, over 27 million full-time wage and salary workers had flexi- ble work schedules that allowed them to vary the time they began or ended work, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. These workers comprised 27.5 percent of all full-time wage and salary workers, down from 28.6 percent in May 2001, when these data were last collect- ed. The proportion who usually worked a shift other than a daytime schedule (14.8 percent) remained close to the 2001 level. (See table A.) These findings were obtained from a supplement to the May 2004 Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is the monthly household survey that provides information on national employment and unemployment. In May 2004, the survey also collected information about flexible schedules, shift work, and other related topics.