OECD vs United States: Full-time and part-time employment
Full-time and part-time employment over time
- OECD
- United States
How they compare
OECD currently reports 504,527 Persons against 134,927 Persons in United States, a difference of 369,600 Persons.
That makes OECD's figure about 3.7 times United States's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 40 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 118,714 Persons | 78,359 Persons | 40,356 Persons | OECD |
| 1980s | 190,908 Persons | 88,070 Persons | 102,838 Persons | OECD |
| 1990s | 309,415 Persons | 102,245 Persons | 207,170 Persons | OECD |
| 2000s | 425,042 Persons | 115,842 Persons | 309,200 Persons | OECD |
| 2010s | 451,876 Persons | 120,450 Persons | 331,426 Persons | OECD |
| 2020s | 489,422 Persons | 130,823 Persons | 358,600 Persons | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full-time and part-time employment, OECD or United States?
- OECD, at 504,527 Persons against 134,927 Persons in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full-time and part-time employment between OECD and United States?
- 369,600 Persons, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United States?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do OECD and United States rank globally for full-time and part-time employment?
- OECD ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Full-time and part-time employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on full-time and part-time employment according to: a common definition of 30-usual weekly hours of work in the main job national definitions Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total) In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.