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

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Canada was 39.38 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 42.77 in 2014, while its lowest value was 29.71 in 1979.

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
1976 34.32
1977 33.57
1978 30.45
1979 29.71
1980 33.02
1981 36.98
1982 36.32
1983 35.50
1984 35.00
1985 35.01
1986 34.90
1987 37.42
1988 34.23
1989 30.66
1990 32.51
1991 36.03
1992 39.61
1993 38.04
1994 36.09
1995 37.16
1996 35.87
1997 35.57
1998 36.95
1999 35.72
2000 33.89
2001 37.24
2002 38.00
2003 41.24
2004 39.52
2005 38.20
2006 39.65
2007 38.25
2008 39.45
2009 42.61
2010 41.12
2011 40.26
2012 38.89
2013 40.10
2014 42.77
2015 40.36
2016 40.00
2017 40.90
2018 38.41
2019 41.87
2020 42.27
2021 39.38

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