Part time employment, female in United States of America
United States of America: Part time employment, female was 23.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in United States of America, 1994–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, female in United States of America stood at 23.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in United States of America peaked at 27.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2022.
That places United States of America 64th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 27.7% | — |
| 1995 | 27.5% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 26.9% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 26.5% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 25.9% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 24.6% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | +0.3% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 23.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.6%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 25.3% | 27.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 24.6% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 23.4% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.1% | 23.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More work & labour data for United States of America
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in United States of America?
- Part time employment, female in United States of America was 23.2% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2022.
- How does United States of America rank for part time employment, female?
- United States of America ranks 64th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of 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.