Mexico vs United States: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Mexico
27.4%
in 2025
United States
26.9%
in 2025
Mexico rank
52nd
United States rank
54th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 27.4% against 26.9% in United States, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United States ahead.
Mexico ranks 52nd and United States ranks 54th of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 28.2% | 2.9% | United States |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 28.0% | 1.5% | United States |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 26.9% | 1.4% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Mexico or United States?
- Mexico, at 27.4% against 26.9% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Mexico and United States?
- 0.5%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Mexico ranks 52nd and United States ranks 54th of 115 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.