Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in North America
North America: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 28.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in North America, 1994–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
North America recorded 28.7% for part time employment, total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in North America peaked at 33.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in North America, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 31.4% | — |
| 1995 | 31.0% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 29.9% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 31.3% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 29.1% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 28.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6% | 29.1% | 31.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 27.7% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 27.7% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 27.7% | 30.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
More work & labour data for North America
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 52.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in North America?
- Part time employment, total in North America was 28.7% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2019.
- How does North America rank for part time employment, total?
- North America ranks 5th out of 16 groups with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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, total (% of total 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.