Canada - Part time employment

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Canada was 47.68 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 52.45 in 2014, while its lowest value was 42.54 in 1989.

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
1976	47.18
1977	46.66
1978	43.12
1979	42.55
1980	45.76
1981	49.54
1982	48.63
1983	47.62
1984	47.04
1985	47.55
1986	46.88
1987	49.62
1988	46.41
1989	42.54
1990	43.94
1991	47.36
1992	50.80
1993	49.58
1994	47.83
1995	48.88
1996	47.74
1997	47.70
1998	48.70
1999	47.20
2000	45.04
2001	48.10
2002	49.02
2003	52.01
2004	50.57
2005	48.85
2006	50.11
2007	48.69
2008	49.72
2009	52.33
2010	51.37
2011	50.02
2012	48.86
2013	49.75
2014	52.45
2015	50.11
2016	49.51
2017	50.17
2018	47.82
2019	50.87
2020	50.79
2021	47.68

Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)

Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Canada was 31.94 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 34.67 in 2020, while its lowest value was 21.37 in 1989.

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
1976	26.74
1977	25.68
1978	22.62
1979	21.57
1980	24.67
1981	28.50
1982	27.68
1983	26.80
1984	26.27
1985	25.74
1986	25.95
1987	28.20
1988	24.84
1989	21.37
1990	23.38
1991	26.74
1992	30.33
1993	28.47
1994	26.37
1995	27.41
1996	25.97
1997	25.45
1998	27.03
1999	25.99
2000	24.38
2001	27.88
2002	28.41
2003	31.80
2004	29.80
2005	28.83
2006	30.36
2007	28.89
2008	30.23
2009	33.65
2010	31.72
2011	31.39
2012	29.80
2013	31.28
2014	33.97
2015	31.54
2016	31.33
2017	32.45
2018	29.84
2019	33.69
2020	34.67
2021	31.94

Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Canada was 39.38 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 42.77 in 2014, while its lowest value was 29.71 in 1979.

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
1976	34.32
1977	33.57
1978	30.45
1979	29.71
1980	33.02
1981	36.98
1982	36.32
1983	35.50
1984	35.00
1985	35.01
1986	34.90
1987	37.42
1988	34.23
1989	30.66
1990	32.51
1991	36.03
1992	39.61
1993	38.04
1994	36.09
1995	37.16
1996	35.87
1997	35.57
1998	36.95
1999	35.72
2000	33.89
2001	37.24
2002	38.00
2003	41.24
2004	39.52
2005	38.20
2006	39.65
2007	38.25
2008	39.45
2009	42.61
2010	41.12
2011	40.26
2012	38.89
2013	40.10
2014	42.77
2015	40.36
2016	40.00
2017	40.90
2018	38.41
2019	41.87
2020	42.27
2021	39.38

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity