Dataset: LFS - Involuntary Part Time Workers
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This table contains data on involuntary part-time workers by professional status. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total).

Part-time work and involuntary part-time work are according to national definitions.

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Involuntary part-time workers are part-timers (working less than 30-usual hours per week) because they could not find a full-time job. However, the definitions are not harmonised which hampers the comparison across countries.
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Dataset: LFS - Involuntary Part Time WorkersContact person/organisation
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Unit of measure usedPersonsPower codeThousandsStatistical population

This table contains data on involuntary part-time workers by professional status. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total).

Part-time work and involuntary part-time work are according to national definitions.

Population coverage
Involuntary part-time workers are part-timers (working less than 30-usual hours per week) because they could not find a full-time job. However, the definitions are not harmonised which hampers the comparison across countries.
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For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see the attached file : www.oecd.org/els/employmentpoliciesanddata/LFSNOTES_SOURCES.pdf