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

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Australia was 46.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 46.57 in 2020, while its lowest value was 37.59 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 38.65
1992 37.59
1993 39.83
1994 38.70
1995 39.20
1996 41.31
1997 39.48
1998 39.40
1999 39.35
2000 39.49
2001 42.78
2002 42.23
2003 41.39
2004 42.77
2005 41.44
2006 43.35
2007 45.41
2008 41.72
2009 43.93
2010 43.68
2011 42.87
2012 46.46
2013 45.90
2014 43.50
2015 45.47
2016 43.73
2017 45.85
2018 46.51
2019 44.07
2020 46.57

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