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Table 5b. Part-time employment
Latest update: December 2009
Country or area
Year
Women
Men
%
Source
Albania
2001
 c,ii,m
50
46
40
OE
Argentina
2004
 b,ii,m,x
54
25
61
HS
Aruba
1994
 e,g,o,p
11
3
71
HS
Australia
2008
 a,c,f,l,y
38
12
72
HS
Austria
2008
 c,f,m,t
31
6
80
MC
Azerbaijan
2003
 a,c,f,m
24
13
57
HS
Bahamas
2002
 c,g,o
12
10
54
HS
Barbados
1999
 a,b,j,o
14
8
60
HS
Belgium
2008
 c,f,m
34
6
83
ELFS
Belize
1999
 b,h,m
26
12
49
HS
Bolivia
2002
 e,f,o,p
31
17
58
HS
British Virgin Islands
1991
 b,h,o,p
14
8
59
PC
Bulgaria
2008
 d,k,m
3
2
55
ELFS
Canada
2008
 a,c,f,m,z
26
11
68
HS
Chile
2000
 b,f,o,p
10
10
80
HS
China Macao, SAR
2004
 a,b,ii,m
11
11
48
HS
Costa Rica
2003
 c,f,l,p
25
10
58
HS
Croatia
2007
 d,k,m
11
6
59
ELFS
Cyprus
2008
 d,k,m
11
5
67
ELFS
Czech Republic
2008
 c,f,m
6
2
72
HS
Denmark
2008
 c,f,m
24
13
62
ELFS
Dominica
1997
 b,f,o,p
28
12
65
HS
Dominican Republic
2003
 c,f,n,r
23
12
50
HS
Ecuador
2002
 e,f,o,a1
23
12
56
HS
El Salvador
2003
 b,f,n,p
20
15
49
HS
Estonia
2008
 d,k,m
10
4
72
ELFS
Ethiopia
2004
 a,c,ii,l,a1
28
17
56
HS
Finland
2008
 c,f,l
15
8
63
HS
France
2008
 c,f,m
23
5
80
ELFS
Georgia
2004
 a,c,ii,l
50
36
56
HS
Germany
2008
 c,f,m
39
8
80
ELFS
Greece
2008
 c,f,m
13
4
67
ELFS
Grenada
1998
 b,g,o,p
36
30
46
HS
Guatemala
2003
 b,f,m,p
38
10
70
HS
Honduras
2003
 b,f,n,p,b1
35
16
53
HS
Hungary
2008
 c,f,m
4
2
65
HS
Iceland
2008
 c,f,l
24
8
71
HS
Indonesia
2003
 b,ii,l
31
17
44
HS
Ireland
2008
 c,f,m
36
8
79
ELFS
Italy
2008
 c,f,m
31
7
76
ELFS
Japan
2008
 b,ii,l
33
10
70
HS
Latvia
2008
 d,k,m
8
5
63
ELFS
Lithuania
2008
 d,k,m
9
5
63
ELFS
Luxembourg
2008
 c,f,m
27
2
92
ELFS
Madagascar
2001
 c,ii,m,c1
27
18
59
HS
Malta
2008
 d,k,m
26
5
74
ELFS
Mauritius
2004
 b,ii,m
39
24
44
OE
Mexico
2004
 c,f,m
28
8
65
HS
Netherlands
2008
 c,f,m
60
16
76
ELFS
Netherlands Antilles
1998
 b,f,o,p,d1
19
7
69
HS
New Zealand
2008
 a,c,f,l,e1
35
12
72
HS
Nicaragua
2003
 b,f,n,p
20
10
56
HS
Norway
2008
 c,f,l
31
11
72
HS
Pakistan
2003
 a,b,ii,l
45
9
52
HS
Panama
2004
 c,ii,o,u
26
19
47
HS
Paraguay
2003
 e,f,o
25
14
50
HS
Poland
2008
 c,f,m
14
5
68
HS
Portugal
2008
 c,f,m
14
6
69
ELFS
Republic of Korea
2008
 a,b,f,l,s
13
7
59
HS
Romania
2008
 d,k,m
11
9
49
ELFS
Russian Federation
2004
 b,f,m
12
7
64
HS
Slovakia
2008
 c,f,m
4
2
67
HS
Slovenia
2008
 d,k,m
11
7
58
ELFS
South Africa
1999
 c,f,o
13
6
59
HS
Spain
2008
 c,f,m
21
4
81
ELFS
Sri Lanka
2003
 a,e,ii,o,f1
44
34
37
HS
Suriname
1998
 b,f,o,q
32
12
59
HS
Sweden
2008
 c,f,m
20
10
65
HS
Switzerland
2008
 c,f,m
46
9
81
HS
TFYR of Macedonia
2003
 a,c,ii,m
7
6
43
HS
Thailand
2000
 a,c,ii,l
10
9
48
HS
Trinidad and Tobago
2002
 b,g,o
10
7
45
HS
Turkey
2008
 a,c,f,l
19
5
60
HS
Ukraine
2003
 c,ii,m
6
2
76
HS
United Kingdom
2008
 c,f,m
38
10
76
ELFS
United States
2008
 a,c,f,l,w,g1
17
8
68
HS
Uruguay
2004
 c,ii,m,v,a1
41
21
59
HS
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2003
 e,f,o,r
32
15
57
HS
Zimbabwe
1999
 a,b,ii,m
30
15
66
HS

 

Sources:

International Labour Office, Table 5. Part-time workers, published in Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) Sixth Edition, available at: http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/kilm/ (accessed December 2009).

ELFS European Labour Force Survey (EUROSTAT).
HS Labour Force Survey or Household Survey.
MC Micro-census.
OE Official estimates.
PC Population Census.

Footnotes:

a Refers to civilian labour force only.
b Actual hours measured.
c Usual hours measured.
d Self-declared hours measured.
e Hours measured not available.
f 30 part-time hours cut-off.
g 32 part-time hours cut-off.
h 34 part-time hours cut-off.
ii 35 part-time hours cut-off.
j 39 part-time hours cut-off.
k Part-time hours cut-off not indicated.
l All jobs covered.
m Main job covered.
n Primary and secondary jobs covered.
o Jobs covered not specified.
p Total employment excludes persons whose hours of work are unknown.
q Total employment excludes persons whose hours of work are unknown but worked more than 20 hours per week.
r Excluding contributing family workers working less than 15 hours per week.
s Excluding contributing family workers working less than 18 hours per week.
t Excluding employed persons with working time which varies considerably.
u Excluding self-employed workers.
v Excluding conscripts.
w Data are for wage and salaried workers only.
x 28 urban agglomerations.
y Excluding Jervis Bay Territory.
z Excluding the territories of Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
a1 Urban areas.
b1 Excluding the province of Islas de la Bahía.
c1 Seven main cities.
d1 Curaçao.
e1 Excluding Chathams, Antarctic Territory and other minor offshore islands.
f1 Excluding the Northern province.
g1 Excluding Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands and American Samoa.

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Technical notes:

This table presents statistics on part-time workers---i.e. employed person whose normal hours of work are less than those of comparable “full-time” workers (see definition below). The percentage of the female and male employment that is part-time refers, respectively, to the proportion of the total female and total male adult labour force comprised of part-time workers. Looking at part-time employment by sex is useful to see the extent to which the female labour force is more likely to work part-time than the male labour force.

The women’s share of part-time employment refers to the percentage of the total part-time employment that is comprised by women. This indicator is useful to monitor the concentration of women in part-time employment.

In using these indicators for international comparisons it should be noted that there is no internationally accepted standard for the minimum number of hours worked per week that would constitute full-time work. The distinction between “full-time” and “part-time” employment is therefore established on a country-by-country basis or in special regional compilations. Many countries have established demarcation points that lie between 30 and 40 hours per week. Other countries classify part-time and full-time workers on the basis of respondents' interpretations of their personal work situations---i.e. whether they view themselves as full-time or as part-time jobholders.