Position Paper: How Good Is Part-Time Work?
Position Paper: How Good Is Part-Time Work?
Position Paper: How Good Is Part-Time Work?
July 2010
How good is part-time work?
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workers?
How good are
part-time jobs for
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Netherlands
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Switzerland
Australia
United Kingdom
% of total employment
New Zealand
Germany
Ireland
Norway
Japan
Canada
Belgium
Austria
Denmark
Italy
Voluntary part-time
Iceland
Mexico
Sweden
Luxembourg
France
United States
Finland
Involuntary part-time
Spain
Portugal
Korea
Poland
Chile
Turkey
Total part-time
Greece
Czech Republic
Hungary
Slovak Republic
2
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Women Men
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
-15
-20
-25
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Part-time employment
Full-time employment
% of working-age % of women
population Total employment rate aged 25-54
80 80
Total working-age populationa Women aged 25-54b
75 75
70 70
65 65
60 60
55 55
50 50
45 45
40 40
35 35
30 30
Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries Countries
with low with medium with high with low with medium with high
PT share PT share PT share PT share PT share PT share
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