United States - Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in United States was 31.28 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 38.82 in 1994, while its lowest value was 31.28 in 2021.

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 38.82
1995 38.27
1996 38.15
1997 36.95
1998 38.50
1999 35.79
2000 34.35
2001 35.37
2002 35.07
2003 35.31
2004 35.57
2005 34.91
2006 34.51
2007 34.21
2008 34.18
2009 37.87
2010 35.96
2011 35.79
2012 34.98
2013 34.09
2014 34.65
2015 35.02
2016 33.44
2017 33.59
2018 32.09
2019 31.37
2020 34.18
2021 31.28

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