Australia - Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Australia was 58.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 60.40 in 2012, while its lowest value was 53.50 in 1992.

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.

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Year Value
1991 54.33
1992 53.50
1993 55.50
1994 54.72
1995 55.13
1996 56.85
1997 55.50
1998 55.38
1999 55.36
2000 54.88
2001 57.76
2002 57.72
2003 56.89
2004 57.70
2005 56.51
2006 57.74
2007 59.43
2008 56.28
2009 57.79
2010 57.87
2011 57.12
2012 60.40
2013 59.48
2014 57.80
2015 59.12
2016 57.24
2017 59.20
2018 59.33
2019 56.97
2020 58.59

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