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

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Switzerland was 47.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 47.65 in 2020, while its lowest value was 37.92 in 2001.

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
1996 40.84
1997 40.03
1998 39.73
1999 39.68
2000 38.65
2001 37.92
2002 40.01
2003 39.25
2004 38.22
2005 38.23
2006 37.93
2007 39.95
2008 38.25
2009 40.16
2010 41.60
2011 42.06
2012 43.10
2013 43.76
2014 44.86
2015 44.21
2016 43.55
2017 44.83
2018 44.93
2019 45.04
2020 47.65

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