U.S. full-time and part-time workers 1990-2022, by gender

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024
Since 1990 in the U.S., there has always been more men than women working at full-time status. In 2023, there were 75.5 million men working full-time compared to 58.56 million women. For part-time workers, this trend is flipped, there are more women working part-time than there are men.

Number of part-time and full-time employed workers in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by gender (in millions)

CharacteristicPart-time womenPart-time menFull-time womenFull-time men
'23 16.98 10 58.56 75.5
'22 16.32 9.73 57.77 74.48
'21 16.1 9.32 55.65 71.51
'20 15.51 9.1 53.73 69.46
'19 17.3 9.64 56.77 73.82
'18 17.43 9.76 55.64 72.94
'17 17.54 9.83 54.4 71.57
'16 17.67 10 53.19 70.57
'15 17.56 9.78 52.14 69.35
'14 17.72 9.86 50.89 67.83
'13 17.6 10.02 49.98 66.34
'12 17.58 10.08 49.33 65.48
'11 17.36 9.96 48.22 64.33
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February 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2022

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

In line with the definition of the BLS, part time is less than 35 hours per week, and full time is more than 35 hours a week.

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