Number and share of at-work persons who work part time (voluntary and involuntary), by race/ethnicity and gender, 2015
| Involuntary part time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total at work | Total part time | Total involuntary part time | Slack work | Could find only part time | Voluntary part time | |
| Number (in millions) | ||||||
| Total | 134.7 | 24.4 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 18.3 |
| Men | 71.3 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Women | 63.4 | 15.6 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 12.3 |
| White | 86.3 | 15.7 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
| Men | 45.8 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Women | 40.5 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
| Black | 15.4 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Men | 7.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Women | 8.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Asian | 7.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Men | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Women | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Hispanic | 22.2 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Men | 12.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Women | 9.5 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Men | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Women | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Shares of total | ||||||
| Total | 100.0% | 18.1% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 1.7% | 13.6% |
| Men | 100.0 | 12.4 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 8.4 |
| Women | 100.0 | 24.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 19.5 |
| White | 100.0 | 18.2 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| Men | 100.0 | 11.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 8.7 |
| Women | 100.0 | 25.3 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 21.1 |
| Black | 100.0 | 18.0 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 11.7 |
| Men | 100.0 | 14.9 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 9.1 |
| Women | 100.0 | 20.6 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 13.9 |
| Asian | 100.0 | 15.1 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Men | 100.0 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| Women | 100.0 | 20.7 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 17.1 |
| Hispanic | 100.0 | 18.5 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 11.7 |
| Men | 100.0 | 13.1 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 6.9 |
| Women | 100.0 | 25.9 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 18.1 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 100.0 | 20.8 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 14.7 |
| Men | 100.0 | 15.9 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 10.7 |
| Women | 100.0 | 25.7 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 18.7 |
Note: Data are for all workers "at work" age 16 or older, including self-employed workers. Involuntary part-time workers are those classified as "part time for economic reasons" by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Slack work" refers to a reduction in hours in response to unfavorable business conditions.
Source: Author's analysis of basic monthly Current Population Survey microdata