Part time
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A part-time job is a form of employment that carries fewer hours per week than a full-time job. Part-time workers commonly work less than 30 or 35 hours a week.[1] According to the International Labour Organization, in most developed countries, excluding the United States, the number of part-time workers has increased from one-fourth to a half in the past twenty years.[1] People may work part time voluntarily or for economic reasons (i.e. they had their hours cut back or are unable to find full-time jobs).
"Part-time" can also be used in reference to a student (usually in higher education) who takes a few courses, rather than a full load of coursework each semester.
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[edit] In Canada
In Canada, part-time workers usually work less than 30 hours per week at their main or only job.[2] In 2007, just over 1 in every 10 employees aged 25 to 54 worked part time.
[edit] In the United States
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, part time is working between one and thirty-four hours in a week.[3] In 2007, 32.4 million Americans worked part time. About two-thirds were women. Less than a fifth of part-time workers were forced to do so for economic reasons.[4]
Typically, part-time employees in the United States are not entitled to Employee benefits (such as health insurance).
[edit] In Asia
Arubaito (JPN:アルバイト?) or Arubaitu (KOR: 아르바이트) is a common term used in East Asia to refer to a part-time job. The word is a rendering of the German noun "Arbeit" (work).
[edit] External links to statistics on part-time employment
[edit] Worldwide
- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has Full-Time/Part-Time Employment Statistics and Incidence Rates for select nations, based on national definitions.
[edit] Canada
Monthly situation
- Labour force survey estimates (LFS), part-time employment by reason for part-time work, sex and age group, unadjusted for seasonality
Annual situation
- Labour force survey estimates (LFS), part-time employment by reason for part-time work, sex and age group
- Part-time employment rates
- Reason for working part-time
[edit] United States
Monthly situation
- Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
- Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status, seasonally adjusted
Annual situation
- Employed and unemployed full- and part-time workers by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
- Persons at work 1 to 34 hours in all and in nonagricultural industries by reason for working less than 35 hours and usual full- or part-time status
[edit] References
- ^ a b Part-Time Work Information Sheet, International Labour Organization, via [1]
- ^ The Canadian Labour Market at a Glance, Glossary, November 25, 2008
- ^ Labor force characteristics, Full- or part-time status, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Labor Force Statistics.
- ^ Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and usual full- or part-time status, BLS.gov
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