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, 2021
| Full time | Part time for economic reasons (i.e., want full-time work) | Part time for noneconomic reasons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic workers | 55.02% | 10.22% | 34.76% |
| All other workers | 77.17% | 4.63% | 18.20% |
| House cleaners | 37.66% | 17.63% | 44.71% |
| Nannies | 53.89% | 8.62% | 37.48% |
| Child care (in own home) | 66.17% | 6.49% | 27.34% |
| Home care (non-agency) | 54.18% | 9.08% | 36.74% |
| Home care (agency-based) | 57.39% | 9.54% | 33.07% |
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 2019–2021 microdata.
Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI) analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.32 (2022), https://microdata.epi.org.