North America - Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in North America was 33.13 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 39.68 in 1994, while its lowest value was 33.13 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 39.68
1995 39.29
1996 39.06
1997 37.97
1998 39.48
1999 36.90
2000 35.40
2001 36.64
2002 36.50
2003 37.06
2004 37.15
2005 36.38
2006 36.16
2007 35.76
2008 35.86
2009 39.46
2010 37.68
2011 37.39
2012 36.55
2013 35.87
2014 36.65
2015 36.70
2016 35.22
2017 35.43
2018 33.84
2019 33.55
2020 36.03
2021 33.13

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