Part time employment, female in North America
North America: Part time employment, female was 29.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in North America, 1994–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
North America recorded 29.3% for part time employment, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in North America peaked at 31.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in North America, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 31.9% | — |
| 1995 | 31.7% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 31.1% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 30.7% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 30.3% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 29.8% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 29.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.9% | 29.8% | 31.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 29.4% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 29.1% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 28.2% | 29.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 5 Rwanda 68.3% compare
- 6 Switzerland 67.9% compare
- 7 Netherlands 64.1% compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 63.9% compare
- 9 Zimbabwe 62.6% compare
- 10 Guatemala 61.7% compare
- 11 Mali 61.5% compare
More work & labour data for North America
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in North America?
- Part time employment, female in North America was 29.3% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2022.
- How does North America rank for part time employment, female?
- North America ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.