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

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Ireland was 53.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 57.10 in 2011, while its lowest value was 27.43 in 1986.

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
1983 29.35
1984 38.03
1985 28.26
1986 27.43
1987 41.68
1988 30.61
1989 30.01
1990 31.38
1991 31.47
1992 42.58
1993 46.53
1994 46.69
1995 55.08
1996 47.37
1997 51.43
1998 47.68
1999 47.11
2000 48.02
2001 48.27
2002 49.38
2003 51.08
2004 54.04
2005 51.50
2006 51.91
2007 53.13
2008 53.73
2009 55.94
2010 56.59
2011 57.10
2012 56.91
2013 56.42
2014 55.31
2015 56.11
2016 54.36
2017 52.57
2018 49.98
2019 50.66
2020 53.57

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