Number and share of at-work persons who work part time (voluntary and involuntary), by age 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 |
| 16 to 19 years | 4.5 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| 20 to 24 years | 13.4 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| 25 to 54 years | 88.2 | 10.7 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 7.2 |
| 55 years and over | 28.7 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.6 |
| Men | 71.3 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 16 to 19 years | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 20 to 24 years | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 25 to 54 years | 47.3 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 55 years and over | 15.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Women | 63.4 | 15.6 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 12.3 |
| 16 to 19 years | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 20 to 24 years | 6.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| 25 to 54 years | 40.9 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 55 years and over | 13.7 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Shares of total | ||||||
| Total | 100.0% | 18.1% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 1.7% | 13.6% |
| 16 to 19 years | 100.0 | 73.4 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 65.1 |
| 20 to 24 years | 100.0 | 35.9 | 9.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 26.4 |
| 25 to 54 years | 100.0 | 12.2 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 8.2 |
| 55 years and over | 100.0 | 19.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 16.2 |
| Men | 100.0 | 12.4 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 8.4 |
| 16 to 19 years | 100.0 | 68.4 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 59.6 |
| 20 to 24 years | 100.0 | 30.2 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 21.1 |
| 25 to 54 years | 100.0 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 55 years and over | 100.0 | 13.5 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 10.8 |
| Women | 100.0 | 24.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 19.5 |
| 16 to 19 years | 100.0 | 78.2 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 70.4 |
| 20 to 24 years | 100.0 | 42.0 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 31.9 |
| 25 to 54 years | 100.0 | 18.4 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 55 years and over | 100.0 | 25.7 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 22.1 |
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