In 2021, about 25.42 million people were employed on a part-time basis in the United States. This is a large increase from 1990 when there were only 20.13 million part-time employees in the U.S.
Number of part-time employees in the United States from 1990 to 2021
(in millions)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 12, 2022). Number of part-time employees in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192338/number-of-part-time-employees-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of part-time employees in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. January 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192338/number-of-part-time-employees-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Number of part-time employees in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192338/number-of-part-time-employees-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Part-time Employees in The United States from 1990 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192338/number-of-part-time-employees-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of part-time employees in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192338/number-of-part-time-employees-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
