Figure 9. Number of voluntary part-time workers by reason for working part time, 1994–2016 annual averages
Year |
Childcare problems |
Other family or personal obligations |
Health or medical limitations |
School or training |
Retired or Social Security limit on earnings |
Full-time workweek less than 35 hours |
Other reasons |
1994
|
751 |
4,810 |
673 |
5,947 |
1,822 |
1,859 |
1,776 |
1995
|
703 |
4,866 |
699 |
5,907 |
1,848 |
1,921 |
1,790 |
1996
|
745 |
4,763 |
677 |
5,938 |
1,856 |
2,097 |
1,694 |
1997
|
742 |
4,813 |
705 |
6,072 |
1,861 |
2,175 |
1,781 |
1998
|
767 |
4,863 |
717 |
6,297 |
1,889 |
2,258 |
1,739 |
1999
|
770 |
4,882 |
712 |
6,363 |
1,984 |
2,421 |
1,626 |
2000
|
787 |
4,926 |
735 |
6,163 |
1,997 |
2,630 |
1,577 |
2001
|
707 |
4,925 |
778 |
6,094 |
1,956 |
2,735 |
1,595 |
2002
|
697 |
5,010 |
746 |
6,089 |
1,911 |
2,876 |
1,514 |
2003
|
669 |
4,989 |
753 |
6,014 |
1,951 |
3,113 |
1,525 |
2004
|
709 |
4,938 |
784 |
6,186 |
2,028 |
3,179 |
1,557 |
2005
|
719 |
4,813 |
806 |
6,138 |
2,095 |
3,263 |
1,657 |
2006
|
697 |
4,749 |
799 |
6,227 |
2,096 |
3,457 |
1,566 |
2007
|
656 |
4,940 |
853 |
6,150 |
2,200 |
3,404 |
1,551 |
2008
|
683 |
4,700 |
834 |
5,959 |
2,185 |
3,530 |
1,451 |
2009
|
656 |
4,272 |
793 |
5,634 |
2,200 |
3,659 |
1,497 |
2010
|
739 |
4,010 |
737 |
5,400 |
2,184 |
3,643 |
1,537 |
2011
|
759 |
3,938 |
786 |
5,526 |
2,180 |
3,585 |
1,559 |
2012
|
786 |
3,970 |
790 |
5,678 |
2,313 |
3,588 |
1,681 |
2013
|
798 |
3,982 |
824 |
5,575 |
2,356 |
3,635 |
1,733 |
2014
|
886 |
4,081 |
860 |
5,723 |
2,356 |
3,765 |
1,818 |
2015
|
905 |
4,189 |
907 |
5,914 |
2,423 |
3,799 |
1,881 |
2016
|
956 |
4,250 |
1,023 |
6,007 |
2,633 |
3,815 |
1,995 |