European Union - Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in European Union was 49.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 49.67 in 2020, while its lowest value was 37.68 in 1997.

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
1991 37.84
1992 39.20
1993 39.55
1994 40.71
1995 42.84
1996 42.57
1997 37.68
1998 38.86
1999 38.55
2000 39.80
2001 40.38
2002 41.81
2003 41.81
2004 42.30
2005 43.71
2006 44.01
2007 44.35
2008 44.34
2009 45.76
2010 45.19
2011 45.56
2012 46.27
2013 46.95
2014 46.70
2015 46.79
2016 45.81
2017 46.28
2018 46.05
2019 46.29
2020 49.67

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