page_title: Causes of unemployment in the United States
section_title: Employment of part-time workers versus full-time
hierarchical_section_title: Causes of unemployment in the United States / Other factors / Employment of part-time workers versus full-time
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Full Time and Part Time Workers from FRED database Other information Two axis chart
context_page_description: Job creation and unemployment are affected by factors such as aggregate demand, global competition, education, automation, and demographics. These factors can affect the number of workers, the duration of unemployment, and wage rates.
context_section_description: U.S. employers have shifted the composition of the workforce to more part-time workers versus full-time. The percentage of the workforce that is part-time has risen from approximately 17.0% in January 2000 to 19.2% in May 2013. Employers do not have to pay some costly benefits to part-time workers and can vary payroll costs more easily to reflect economic conditions.
  Statistics regarding the number of full-time and part-time workers (in thousands) since 2000 highlight this trend:
  From the November 2007 pre-crisis peak total employment month to December 2009 trough or low point, the U.S. lost 11,306 full-time jobs but added 2,704 part-time jobs, a net loss of 8,602 jobs total.
  From the December 2009 crisis total employment trough to May 2013, the U.S. added 5,669 full-time jobs and added 237 part-time jobs, a total of 5,906 jobs.
  From the November 2007 pre-crisis peak total employment month to May 2013, the U.S. lost 5,637 full-time jobs and added 2,941 part-time jobs, a net loss of 2,696 jobs total.
caption: U.S. full-time and part-time Workers (in thousands)
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