West Bank and Gaza - Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in West Bank and Gaza was 53.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 58.74 in 2007, while its lowest value was 34.24 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
2000 42.00
2001 34.24
2002 39.00
2003 47.83
2004 45.50
2005 48.83
2006 51.82
2007 58.74
2008 39.63
2009 36.99
2010 36.97
2011 39.32
2012 52.45
2013 40.32
2014 43.77
2015 55.21
2016 52.50
2017 46.44
2018 48.16
2019 45.72
2020 53.41

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