Part time employment, male in United States of America
United States of America: Part time employment, male was 12.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in United States of America, 1994–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, male in United States of America is 12.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in United States of America peaked at 13.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2000.
United States of America ranks 63rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 11.5% | — |
| 1995 | 11.1% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 12.5% | +1.5% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 12.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.5% | 11.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.1% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.6% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.6% | 12.5% | 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, male in United States of America?
- Part time employment, male in United States of America was 12.5% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for part time employment, male?
- United States of America ranks 63rd out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of total male 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.