Domestic workers are more likely to work part time and more than twice as likely to work part time because they can't get full-time hours: Share of workers who work full and part time, for domestic workers, for all other workers, and by domestic worker occupation, 2019
| Full-time | Part-time for economic reasons (i.e., want full-time work) | Part-time for noneconomic reasons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic workers | 54.8% | 9.7% | 35.6% |
| All other workers | 77.3% | 4.0% | 18.7% |
| House cleaners | 37.0% | 15.0% | 47.9% |
| Nannies | 52.3% | 7.4% | 40.3% |
| Child care (in own home) | 67.4% | 6.2% | 26.4% |
| Home care (non-agency) | 51.7% | 9.3% | 39.0% |
| Home care (agency-based) | 57.6% | 9.4% | 33.0% |
Notes: “Part-time” is defined as usually working less than 35 hours per week on the primary job. Those who say they are working part time because they could only find part-time work or because of slack work or business conditions are categorized by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as part-timers “for economic reasons” and often described as workers who would prefer to work full time. The “part-time for noneconomic reasons” category includes workers who say they work part time to take care of their children or for other family and personal reasons; while they may prefer to work full time if, say, they could afford child care, they are not included in the standard count of part-timers who want full-time work. To ensure sufficient sample sizes, this figure draws from pooled 2017–2019 microdata.
Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI) analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.2 (2020), https://microdata.epi.org