U.S. number of part-time employees 2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 12, 2024

In October 2024, around 28.05 million people were employed on a part-time basis in the United States. This value is not seasonally adjusted. In line with the definition of the BLS, part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.

Monthly number of part-time employees in the United States from October 2022 to October 2024 (in millions, unadjusted)

CharacteristicNumber of part-time workers in millions
Oct '24 28.05
Sep '24 27.9
Aug '24 26.95
Jul '24 27
Jun '24 27.47
May '24 27.94
Apr '24 28.24
Mar '24 29.29
Feb '24 28.5
Jan '24 28.1
Dec '23 28.17
Nov '23 27.52
Oct '23 26.85
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Release date

November 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

October 2022 to October 2024

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

* Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.

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