Country comparison
Part-Time Employment by Country
Part-time employment measures the count of workers in jobs below the full-time hours threshold. It includes workers who want full-time hours but cannot find them (involuntary part-time) and those who prefer reduced hours.
Why compare Part-Time Employment across countries?
Rising part-time employment alongside falling full-time employment is one of the cleanest early-cycle signals that labour demand is weakening, even if the headline employment number looks fine. Central banks watch for it; FX traders should too.
How to read the country list
Track the part-time share of total employment over time. Spikes in involuntary part-time (where reported) are the clearest stress signal.
Supported countries
Filter by country, currency, source, cadence, or unit.
| Country / Currency | Frequency | Unit | Source | History | Links |
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United Arab Emirates
AED / UAE Dirham
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Monthly | Persons | ABS | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Australia
AUD / Australian Dollar
|
Monthly | Persons | ABS | History from 2010-01-31 (16.4 years) | |
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Brazil
BRL / Brazilian Real
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Quarterly | Persons | IBGE | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Canada
CAD / Canadian Dollar
|
Monthly | Persons | Statistics Canada | History from 2021-06-30 (5.0 years) | |
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Switzerland
CHF / Swiss Franc
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Quarterly | Persons | National Statistics Office | History from 2021-03-31 (5.2 years) | |
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Denmark
DKK / Danish Krone
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Quarterly | Persons | Statistics Denmark | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Eurozone
EUR / Euro
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Quarterly | Persons | Eurostat | History from 2010-03-31 (16.2 years) | |
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United Kingdom
GBP / British Pound
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Monthly | Persons | ONS | History from 2010-01-31 (16.4 years) | |
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Indonesia
IDR / Indonesian Rupiah
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Monthly | Persons | ABS | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Israel
ILS / Israeli New Shekel
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Quarterly | Persons | Central Bureau of Statistics | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Japan
JPY / Japanese Yen
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Monthly | Persons | Statistics Bureau | History from 2013-01-31 (13.4 years) | |
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New Zealand
NZD / New Zealand Dollar
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Quarterly | Persons | Stats NZ | History from 2000-03-31 (26.2 years) | |
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Peru
PEN / Peruvian Sol
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Monthly | Persons | ABS | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Poland
PLN / Polish Zloty
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Monthly | Persons | ABS | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Sweden
SEK / Swedish Krona
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Monthly | Persons | National Statistics Office | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Thailand
THB / Thai Baht
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Monthly | Persons | ABS | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Taiwan
TWD / New Taiwan Dollar
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Monthly | Persons | ABS | Coverage metadata updating | |
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United States
USD / US Dollar
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Monthly | Persons | BLS | History from 1999-01-31 (27.4 years) |