North America - Part time employment

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

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

Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in North America was 21.21 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 25.38 in 2009, while its lowest value was 19.21 in 2000.

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 22.30
1995 21.78
1996 21.67
1997 20.86
1998 22.18
1999 20.36
2000 19.21
2001 20.62
2002 20.46
2003 21.13
2004 20.92
2005 20.46
2006 20.56
2007 20.12
2008 21.33
2009 25.38
2010 23.52
2011 23.16
2012 22.32
2013 21.85
2014 22.21
2015 22.37
2016 21.35
2017 21.61
2018 20.44
2019 20.50
2020 23.82
2021 21.21

Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in North America was 26.81 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 32.06 in 2009, while its lowest value was 26.63 in 2019.

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 30.29
1995 29.83
1996 29.69
1997 28.75
1998 30.17
1999 28.04
2000 26.72
2001 28.07
2002 27.93
2003 28.57
2004 28.47
2005 27.85
2006 27.79
2007 27.39
2008 28.12
2009 32.06
2010 30.22
2011 29.84
2012 29.01
2013 28.44
2014 28.99
2015 29.09
2016 27.85
2017 28.10
2018 26.74
2019 26.63
2020 29.54
2021 26.81

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity