Figure S
Direct care, food service, and cleaning and maintenance workers in residential long-term care are more likely than the average worker to be working part time but want full-time hours: Share of workers who are part time for economic or noneconomic reasons in the overall workforce, among residential long-term care workers, and in selected long-term care occupations
| Group | Part time for noneconomic reasons | Part time for economic reasons | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| All workers | 18.5% | 4.2% | 0 |
| All long-term care workers | 22.1% | 4.5% | 0 |
| Direct care workers | 23.0% | 5.3% | 0 |
| Registered nurses | 19.8% | 2.6% | 0 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 19.6% | 3.9% | 0 |
| Food service workers | 34.9% | 6.4% | 0 |
| Cleaning and maintenance workers | 21.8% | 7.1% | 0 |
Notes: To ensure sufficient sample sizes and reflect the “normal” pre-pandemic state of this industry, this figure draws from pooled 2015–2019 microdata. “Part time for economic reasons” refers to workers who would prefer to work full-time hours but have only been able to find part-time work (“involuntarily part time”).
Source: Authors’ analysis of 2015–2019 Current Population Survey microdata.
This chart appears in: