The number of employees working only part-time increased by 59,500, or 22%, year-on-year to 326,700 in the first half of 2013, according to an employment analysis to be discussed by the government. In 2011, 5.4% of the employed worked part-time. In 2012, their share rose to 5.5%. As to gender, 11.3% of employed women and 3.1% of employed men had part-time jobs. These figures are still substantially lower compared to the EU: the share of employees with part-time jobs in the EU rose from 19.2% in 2010 to 20.4% in the first half of 2013.
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