North America - Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in North America was 26.81 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 32.06 in 2009, while its lowest value was 26.63 in 2019.

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
1994 30.29
1995 29.83
1996 29.69
1997 28.75
1998 30.17
1999 28.04
2000 26.72
2001 28.07
2002 27.93
2003 28.57
2004 28.47
2005 27.85
2006 27.79
2007 27.39
2008 28.12
2009 32.06
2010 30.22
2011 29.84
2012 29.01
2013 28.44
2014 28.99
2015 29.09
2016 27.85
2017 28.10
2018 26.74
2019 26.63
2020 29.54
2021 26.81

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