Figure 9. People employed part time for economic reasons as a percentage of total employment, by race and ethnicity, annual averages, 2000–17
Year Total, 16 years and over White Black or African American Asian Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

2000

2.3 2.2 3.2 2.1 3.7

2001

2.6 2.5 3.7 2.4 4.6

2002

3.0 2.9 4.1 2.7 5.2

2003

3.3 3.2 4.3 2.9 5.9

2004

3.2 3.0 4.5 2.7 5.3

2005

3.0 2.8 4.3 2.5 4.8

2006

2.8 2.7 3.9 2.0 4.4

2007

3.0 2.8 3.8 2.1 4.8

2008

4.0 3.9 4.8 2.6 7.0

2009

6.3 6.2 7.1 5.2 11.5

2010

6.3 6.1 7.4 5.2 11.0

2011

6.0 5.8 7.7 5.1 10.1

2012

5.6 5.4 7.3 4.5 9.0

2013

5.4 5.2 7.4 4.4 8.3

2014

4.9 4.6 6.7 4.0 7.5

2015

4.2 4.0 5.9 3.0 6.5

2016

3.9 3.6 5.4 3.1 5.7

2017

3.4 3.2 4.8 2.7 5.0

Note: People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity can be of any race.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.