OECD members - Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in OECD members was 35.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 35.18 in 2020, while its lowest value was 26.99 in 2000.

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
2000 26.99
2001 27.75
2002 28.79
2003 28.81
2004 28.90
2005 28.62
2006 28.93
2007 29.67
2008 30.07
2009 31.95
2010 31.33
2011 31.44
2012 31.26
2013 31.83
2014 31.76
2015 31.76
2016 31.16
2017 31.01
2018 30.99
2019 31.55
2020 35.18

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