Table 20. Employed persons by full- and part-time status and sex, 1970–2010 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Total, both sexes
Year
Total employed
Usually full time 1 Usually part time 2
Percent usually
full time
Percent usually
part time
1970…………...……….. 78,678
1971………...………………………
79,367
1972 3………...………………
82,153
1973 3………...…………..85,064
1974……...……………. 86,794
1975…………...……….. 85,846
1976………...………….. 88,752
1977………...…………. 92,017
1978 3…………...……….96,048
1979………..……………………
98,824
66,753
66,973
69,214
71,803
73,093
71,586
73,964
76,625
80,193
82,654
11,925
12,393
12,939
13,262
13,701
14,260
14,788
15,391
15,855
16,171
84.8
84.4
84.3
84.4
84.2
83.4
83.3
83.3
83.5
83.6
15.2
15.6
15.7
15.6
15.8
16.6
16.7
16.7
16.5
16.4
1980……..…………… 99,303
1981……..……………….
100,397
1982………..………… 99,526
1983…..…………………..
100,834
1984…..………………..105,005
1985……...……….
107,150
1986 3….…..………
109,597
1987……...….…….
112,440
1988……...………………
114,968
1989……...…………………..
117,342
82,562
83,243
81,421
82,322
86,544
88,534
90,529
92,957
95,214
97,369
16,740
17,154
18,106
18,511
18,462
18,615
19,069
19,483
19,754
19,973
83.1
82.9
81.8
81.6
82.4
82.6
82.6
82.7
82.8
83.0
16.9
17.1
18.2
18.4
17.6
17.4
17.4
17.3
17.2
17.0
1990 3……...………
118,793
1991……...………………
117,718
1992………...…….
118,492
1993……….……………….
120,259
1994 3………...……
123,060
1995………...…….
124,900
1996….………………….126,708
1997 3………..…….
129,558
1998 3……...………
131,463
1999 3…………….… 133,488
98,666
97,190
97,664
99,114
99,772
101,679
103,537
106,334
108,202
110,302
20,128
20,528
20,828
21,145
23,288
23,220
23,170
23,224
23,261
23,186
83.1
82.6
82.4
82.4
81.1
81.4
81.7
82.1
82.3
82.6
16.9
17.4
17.6
17.6
18.9
18.6
18.3
17.9
17.7
17.4
2000 3………...…………….
136,891
2001…………..………….
136,933
2002………………..… 136,485
2003 3…………..………137,736
2004 ………………….. 139,252
2005 …………….
141,730
2006 …………………………………
144,427
2007 …………………………………
146,047
2008 3…………..………145,362
2009 …………..……… 139,877
2010 …………..……… 139,064
113,846
113,573
112,700
113,324
114,518
117,016
119,688
121,091
120,030
112,634
111,714
23,044
23,361
23,785
24,412
24,734
24,714
24,739
24,956
25,332
27,244
27,350
83.2
82.9
82.6
82.3
82.2
82.6
82.9
82.9
82.6
80.5
80.3
16.8
17.1
17.4
17.7
17.8
17.4
17.1
17.1
17.4
19.5
19.7
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 20. Employed persons by full- and part-time status and sex, 1970–2010 annual
averages―Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Women
Year
Total employed
Usually full time 1 Usually part time 2
Percent usually
full time
Percent usually
part time
1970…………...……….. 29,688
1971………...………………………
29,976
3
1972 ………...………………
31,257
1973 3………...…………..32,715
1974……...……………. 33,769
1975…………...……….. 33,989
1976………...………….. 35,615
1977………...…………. 37,289
1978 3…………...……….39,569
1979………..……………………
41,217
21,929
21,950
22,842
23,960
24,714
24,598
25,814
27,076
28,912
30,227
7,758
8,026
8,416
8,756
9,055
9,391
9,799
10,213
10,658
10,990
73.9
73.2
73.1
73.2
73.2
72.4
72.5
72.6
73.1
73.3
26.1
26.8
26.9
26.8
26.8
27.6
27.5
27.4
26.9
26.7
1980……..…………… 42,117
1981……..……………….43,000
1982………..………… 43,256
1983…..…………………..44,047
1984…..……………….. 45,915
1985……...……….
47,259
3
1986 ….…..………
48,706
1987……...….…….
50,334
1988……...………………51,696
1989……...…………………..
53,027
30,845
31,337
31,086
31,679
33,473
34,672
35,845
37,210
38,398
39,484
11,270
11,664
12,170
12,367
12,441
12,587
12,862
13,124
13,298
13,544
73.2
72.9
71.9
71.9
72.9
73.4
73.6
73.9
74.3
74.5
26.8
27.1
28.1
28.1
27.1
26.6
26.4
26.1
25.7
25.5
1990 3……...………
53,689
1991……...………………53,496
1992………...…….
54,052
1993……….……………….
54,910
1994 3………...……
56,610
1995………...…….
57,523
1996….…………………. 58,501
1997 3………..…….
59,873
3
1998 ……...………
60,771
1999 3…………….…
62,042
40,165
39,783
40,301
40,991
40,940
41,743
42,776
44,076
45,014
46,372
13,524
13,713
13,751
13,919
15,670
15,779
15,725
15,797
15,757
15,670
74.8
74.4
74.6
74.7
72.3
72.6
73.1
73.6
74.1
74.7
25.2
25.6
25.4
25.3
27.7
27.4
26.9
26.4
25.9
25.3
2000 3………...…………….
63,586
2001…………..………….63,737
2002………………..… 63,582
2003 3…………..……… 64,404
2004 ………………….. 64,728
2005 …………….
65,757
2006 …………………………………
66,925
2007 …………………………………
67,792
2008 3…………..……… 67,876
2009 …………..……… 66,208
2010 …………..……… 65,705
47,916
47,950
47,494
47,946
48,073
49,158
50,380
51,056
51,178
48,683
48,214
15,670
15,788
16,088
16,459
16,654
16,598
16,545
16,736
16,698
17,525
17,491
75.4
75.2
74.7
74.4
74.3
74.8
75.3
75.3
75.4
73.5
73.4
24.6
24.8
25.3
25.6
25.7
25.2
24.7
24.7
24.6
26.5
26.6
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 20. Employed persons by full- and part-time status and sex, 1970–2010 annual
averages―Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Men
Year
Total employed
Usually full time 1 Usually part time 2
Percent usually
full time
Percent usually
part time
1970…………...……….. 48,990
1971………...………………………
49,390
1972 3………...………………
50,896
3
1973 ………...…………..52,349
1974……...……………. 53,024
1975…………...……….. 51,857
1976………...………….. 53,138
1977………...…………. 54,728
1978 3…………...……….56,479
1979………..……………………
57,607
44,825
45,023
46,373
47,843
48,378
46,988
48,150
49,551
51,281
52,427
4,166
4,367
4,523
4,507
4,646
4,870
4,988
5,178
5,198
5,180
91.5
91.2
91.1
91.4
91.2
90.6
90.6
90.5
90.8
91.0
8.5
8.8
8.9
8.6
8.8
9.4
9.4
9.5
9.2
9.0
1980……..…………… 57,186
1981……..……………….57,397
1982………..………… 56,271
1983…..…………………..56,787
1984…..……………….. 59,091
1985……...……….
59,891
1986 3….…..………
60,892
1987……...….…….
62,107
1988……...………………63,273
1989……...…………………..
64,315
51,717
51,906
50,334
50,643
53,070
53,862
54,685
55,746
56,816
57,885
5,471
5,492
5,937
6,145
6,020
6,028
6,207
6,360
6,457
6,430
90.4
90.4
89.4
89.2
89.8
89.9
89.8
89.8
89.8
90.0
9.6
9.6
10.6
10.8
10.2
10.1
10.2
10.2
10.2
10.0
1990 3……...………
65,104
1991……...………………64,223
1992………...…….
64,440
1993……….……………….
65,349
1994 3………...……
66,450
1995………...…….
67,377
1996….…………………. 68,207
1997 3………..…….
69,685
1998 3……...………
70,693
1999 3…………….…
71,446
58,501
57,407
57,363
58,123
58,832
59,936
60,762
62,258
63,189
63,930
6,604
6,815
7,077
7,226
7,617
7,441
7,445
7,427
7,504
7,516
89.9
89.4
89.0
88.9
88.5
89.0
89.1
89.3
89.4
89.5
10.1
10.6
11.0
11.1
11.5
11.0
10.9
10.7
10.6
10.5
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 20. Employed persons by full- and part-time status and sex, 1970–2010 annual
averages―Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Men
Year
Total employed
2000 3………...…………….
73,305
2001…………..………….73,196
2002………………..… 72,903
2003 3…………..……… 73,332
2004 ………………….. 74,524
2005 …………….
75,973
2006 …………………………………
77,502
2007 …………………………………
78,254
2008 3…………..……… 77,486
2009 …………..……… 73,670
2010 …………..……… 73,359
Usually full time 1 Usually part time 2
65,930
65,623
65,205
65,379
66,444
67,858
69,307
70,035
68,853
63,951
63,501
7,375
7,573
7,697
7,953
8,080
8,115
8,194
8,220
8,634
9,719
9,858
Percent usually
full time
Percent usually
part time
89.9
89.7
89.4
89.2
89.2
89.3
89.4
89.5
88.9
86.8
86.6
10.1
10.3
10.6
10.8
10.8
10.7
10.6
10.5
11.1
13.2
13.4
1 Prior to 1994, total includes persons who usually work part time but who worked 35 or more hours during the
reference week; for 1994 and later years, such persons were included in the part-time total. In all years, the total
includes those who usually work full time but who worked less than 35 hours during the reference week for
noneconomic reasons, such as illness or holiday, and those absent from work for the entire reference week who
usually work full time. These groups are not shown separately.
2 For all years, total includes those who usually work less than 35 hours a week but who were absent from work
for the entire reference week and for 1994 and later years, those who worked 35 or more hours during the reference
week. These groups are not shown separately.
3 The comparability of historical labor force data has been affected at various times by methodological and
conceptual changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). For an explanation, see the historical comparability
documentation provided at http://www.bls.gov/cps/eetech_methods.pdf.
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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