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

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in West Bank and Gaza was 33.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 33.33 in 2020, while its lowest value was 15.86 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 17.97
2001 15.86
2002 22.53
2003 21.44
2004 20.76
2005 21.26
2006 26.95
2007 32.74
2008 21.76
2009 17.89
2010 20.06
2011 24.16
2012 31.98
2013 19.89
2014 21.63
2015 32.79
2016 29.83
2017 26.78
2018 26.21
2019 25.04
2020 33.33

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