Shares of persons at work in key industries who are working part time (all and involuntary), 2007–2015
| Total part time | Involuntary part time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2015 | Percentage-point change 2007–2015 | 2007 | 2015 | Percentage-point change 2007–2015 | |
| Total at work | 16.9% | 18.0% | 1.1 | 3.1% | 4.5% | 1.4 |
| Top four sectors | 23.4 | 24.4 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 2.0 |
| Retail trade | 27.0 | 29.5 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 3.4 |
| Professional and business services | 13.2 | 13.0 | -0.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 0.8 |
| Education and health services | 20.9 | 20.9 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 36.9 | 39.8 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 10.4 | 3.6 |
| Other sectors | 9.9 | 10.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
Note: Data are for all wage and salary workers "at work" age 16 or older. Involuntary part-time workers are those classified as "part time for economic reasons" by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: Author's analysis of basic monthly Current Population Survey microdata