This statistic shows the number of unemployed looking for part-time work from 1990 to 2019. In 2019, there were around 1.16 million unemployed people looking for part-time work in the U.S.
Number of unemployed persons looking for part-time work in the United States from 1990 to 2019
(in millions)
Characteristic
Unemployed in millions
'19
1.16
'18
1.26
'17
1.33
'16
1.41
'15
1.41
'14
1.56
'13
1.73
'12
1.81
'11
1.83
'10
1.85
'09
1.74
'08
1.48
'07
1.29
1.11.21.31.41.51.61.71.81.9
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 13, 2020). Number of unemployed persons looking for part-time work in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193227/unemployed-looking-for-part-time-work-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of unemployed persons looking for part-time work in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in millions)." Chart. January 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193227/unemployed-looking-for-part-time-work-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). Number of unemployed persons looking for part-time work in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193227/unemployed-looking-for-part-time-work-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Unemployed Persons Looking for Part-time Work in The United States from 1990 to 2019 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193227/unemployed-looking-for-part-time-work-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of unemployed persons looking for part-time work in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193227/unemployed-looking-for-part-time-work-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Number of unemployed persons looking for part-time work in the United States from 1990 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/193227/unemployed-looking-for-part-time-work-in-the-us-since-1990/
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