U.S. number of part-time employees 1990-2024
In 2024, almost 28 million people were employed on a part-time basis in the United States. This is a significant increase from 1990 when there were only 20.13 million part-time employees in the U.S.
Number of part-time employees in the United States from 1990 to 2024 (in millions)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 27, 2025). Number of part-time employees in the United States from 1990 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192338/number-of-part-time-employees-in-the-us-since-1990/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Part-time Employees in The United States from 1990 to 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192338/number-of-part-time-employees-in-the-us-since-1990/
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Number of part-time employees in the United States from 1990 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 27, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192338/number-of-part-time-employees-in-the-us-since-1990/
