%0 Journal Article %A Euwals, Rob %A Hogerbrugge, Maurice %A den Ouden, Adri %T De groei van deeltijdwerk: vraag en aanbod %D 2005 %J Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken, %V 21 %N 2 %@ 2468-9424 %R https://doi.org/10.5117/2005.021.002.002 %K arbeidsvraag,arbeidsaanbod,deeltijdwerk/labour demand,labour supply,part-time employment %I Amsterdam University Press, %X The growth of part-time employment: supply and demand The growth of part-time employment: supply and demand The Dutch labour market shows a high part-time employment rate, and the rate continues to grow at a pace faster than in other OECD countries. The increase in labour force participation of women plays an important role. The contribution of men to part-time employment is growing but stays behind that of women. The shift between sectors of industry, from manufacturing to services, contributes to the growth of part-time employment. We discuss several reasons for firms to hire part-time employees. We investigate the importance of factors of supply and demand by means of a regression analysis at the sectoral level of industry. We find that the increasing demand for flexible labour contributes to the growth of part-time employment. %U https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/2005.021.002.002