U.S. number of part-time employed women 1990-2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 27, 2025

This statistic shows the number of part-time employed women in the United States from 1990 to 2024. In 2024, about 17.53 million women were employed on a part-time basis which was an increase from the previous year, when there were 16.98 million women employed part-time.

Number of part-time employed women in the United States from 1990 to 2024 (in millions)

CharacteristicNumber of part-time workers in millions
'24 17.53
'23 16.98
'22 16.32
'21 16.1
'20 15.51
'19 17.3
'18 17.43
'17 17.54
'16 17.67
'15 17.56
'14 17.72
'13 17.6
'12 17.58
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Release date

March 2025

Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2024

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

In line with the definition of the BLS, part time is 1 to 34 hours per week.

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