High income - Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in High income was 34.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 34.40 in 2020, while its lowest value was 27.34 in 2000.

Definition: Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1996 30.34
1997 28.55
1998 29.67
1999 28.35
2000 27.34
2001 28.35
2002 29.31
2003 29.44
2004 29.51
2005 29.93
2006 29.96
2007 30.37
2008 30.92
2009 32.85
2010 32.08
2011 31.77
2012 31.66
2013 32.48
2014 32.09
2015 32.12
2016 32.06
2017 31.89
2018 31.48
2019 32.07
2020 34.40

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: More and more women are working part-time and one of the concern is that part time work does not provide the stability that full time work does.

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity