| Sex | |
| Age | |
| Employment status | |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Time | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Country | Series | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia | Full-time employment | | 73.5 | 72.6 | 71.7 | 71.4 | 71.7 | 71.5 | 71.4 | 71.7 | 71.6 |
| Part-time employment | | 26.5 | 27.4 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 28.3 | 28.5 | 28.6 | 28.3 | 28.4 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Austria | Full-time employment | | 83.6 | 82.4 | 81.7 | 81.3 | 80.3 | 78.9 | 78.2 | 77.4 | 76.7 |
| Part-time employment | | 16.4 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 19.7 | 21.1 | 21.8 | 22.6 | 23.3 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Belgium | Full-time employment | | 79.3 | 81.5 | 80.6 | 79.4 | 78.4 | 78.1 | 76.8 | 77.3 | 77.4 |
| Part-time employment | | 20.7 | 18.5 | 19.4 | 20.6 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 23.2 | 22.7 | 22.6 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Canada | Full-time employment | | 81.9 | 81.9 | 81.2 | 81.1 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 82.0 | 81.8 | 81.6 |
| Part-time employment | | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.4 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Czech Republic | Full-time employment | | 94.7 | 95.2 | 95.2 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.1 |
| Part-time employment | | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Denmark | Full-time employment | | 78.3 | 79.9 | 79.4 | 79.1 | 77.5 | 78.0 | 76.4 | 75.7 | 75.3 |
| Part-time employment | | 21.7 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 23.6 | 24.3 | 24.7 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Finland | Full-time employment | | 87.7 | 87.8 | 87.3 | 86.9 | 86.5 | 86.3 | 86.0 | 85.9 | 86.7 |
| Part-time employment | | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 13.3 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
France | Full-time employment | | 83.1 | 83.6 | 83.8 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 82.9 | 82.8 | 82.8 | 83.1 |
| Part-time employment | | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 16.9 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Germany | Full-time employment | | 80.6 | 79.7 | 79.2 | 78.3 | 77.7 | 75.9 | 74.0 | 73.7 | 73.8 |
| Part-time employment | | 19.4 | 20.3 | 20.8 | 21.7 | 22.3 | 24.1 | 26.0 | 26.3 | 26.2 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Greece | Full-time employment | | 95.4 | 95.9 | 95.6 | 95.9 | 95.4 | 95.2 | 94.1 | 94.2 | 94.5 |
| Part-time employment | | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Hungary | Full-time employment | | 96.1 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 95.5 | 95.6 | 95.9 | 96.0 | 95.9 | 95.4 |
| Part-time employment | | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Iceland | Full-time employment | | 73.8 | 73.7 | 73.8 | 77.2 | 77.3 | 77.3 | 77.4 | 77.6 | 78.8 |
| Part-time employment | | 26.2 | 26.3 | 26.2 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 21.2 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ireland | Full-time employment | | 83.2 | 83.4 | 83.4 | 83.0 | 83.1 | .. | .. | 81.9 | 81.5 |
| Part-time employment | | 16.8 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 16.9 | .. | .. | 18.1 | 18.5 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Italy | Full-time employment | | 91.5 | 91.5 | 91.3 | 91.4 | 87.2 | 87.0 | 86.7 | 86.4 | 85.7 |
| Part-time employment | | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 14.3 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Luxembourg | Full-time employment | | 88.7 | 88.7 | 88.3 | 86.6 | 83.6 | 82.6 | 82.9 | 82.6 | 83.6 |
| Part-time employment | | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 13.4 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 16.4 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Mexico | Full-time employment | | 77.6 | 76.5 | 79.9 | 76.7 | 74.8 | 76.3 | 73.9 | 73.6 | 75.6 |
| Part-time employment | | 22.4 | 23.5 | 20.1 | 23.3 | 25.2 | 23.7 | 26.1 | 26.4 | 24.4 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Netherlands | Full-time employment | | 69.7 | 67.7 | 66.5 | 66.1 | 65.7 | 65.1 | 65.3 | 65.0 | 64.8 |
| Part-time employment | | 30.3 | 32.3 | 33.5 | 33.9 | 34.3 | 34.9 | 34.7 | 35.0 | 35.2 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
New Zealand | Full-time employment | | 76.0 | 76.1 | 75.9 | 76.4 | 76.9 | 77.1 | 77.5 | 76.4 | 76.1 |
| Part-time employment | | 24.0 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 23.6 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 23.6 | 23.9 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Norway | Full-time employment | | 74.4 | 74.1 | 73.7 | 73.4 | 73.0 | 73.5 | 72.6 | 73.2 | 73.2 |
| Part-time employment | | 25.6 | 25.9 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 27.0 | 26.5 | 27.4 | 26.8 | 26.8 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Poland | Full-time employment | | 89.2 | 89.7 | 89.2 | 89.5 | 89.2 | 89.2 | 90.2 | 90.8 | 91.5 |
| Part-time employment | | 10.8 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Portugal | Full-time employment | | 89.0 | 89.0 | 88.8 | 88.3 | 88.7 | 88.8 | 88.7 | 87.9 | 88.1 |
| Part-time employment | | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 11.9 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Slovak Republic | Full-time employment | | 97.9 | 97.7 | 98.1 | 97.6 | 97.4 | 97.5 | 97.2 | 97.4 | 97.3 |
| Part-time employment | | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Spain | Full-time employment | | 92.1 | 92.1 | 92.1 | 92.0 | 91.3 | 87.6 | 88.0 | 88.2 | .. |
| Part-time employment | | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.8 | .. |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Sweden | Full-time employment | | 78.4 | 78.7 | 78.5 | 78.2 | 77.6 | 76.8 | 77.0 | 76.2 | 76.4 |
| Part-time employment | | 21.6 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 23.8 | 23.6 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Switzerland | Full-time employment | | 70.7 | 69.3 | 69.3 | 68.6 | 68.3 | 68.3 | 67.8 | 67.7 | 66.8 |
| Part-time employment | | 29.3 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 31.4 | 31.7 | 31.7 | 32.2 | 32.3 | 33.2 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Turkey | Full-time employment | | 90.6 | 93.8 | 93.4 | 94.0 | 93.3 | 94.1 | 92.1 | 91.9 | 91.5 |
| Part-time employment | | 9.4 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
United Kingdom | Full-time employment | | 74.7 | 74.8 | 74.5 | 74.0 | 73.8 | 74.5 | 74.7 | 74.8 | 74.7 |
| Part-time employment | | 25.3 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 25.5 | 25.3 | 25.2 | 25.3 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| West Germany | Full-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
United States | Full-time employment | | 83.2 | 82.9 | 82.6 | 82.3 | 82.2 | 82.6 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 82.6 |
| Part-time employment | | 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.4 |
| Share of part-time employment | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |