Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in United States
United States: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 33.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in United States, 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 stood at 33.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in United States peaked at 40.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2021.
That places United States 57th out of 115 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 (% of total female employment) in United States, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 40.1% | — |
| 1995 | 39.7% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 39.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 38.4% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 39.9% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 37.1% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 33.2% | -0.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 33.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 91% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.1% | 37.1% | 40.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 35.4% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 32.6% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.3% | 35.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More work & labour data for United States
- 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?
- Part time employment, female in United States was 33.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2021.
- How does United States rank for part time employment, female?
- United States ranks 57th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.