Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total was 55.89 Hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in United Kingdom, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in United Kingdom is 55.89 Hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in United Kingdom peaked at 55.89 Hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.55 Hours, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 44.55 Hours | — |
| 1996 | 45.02 Hours | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 45.22 Hours | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 46.1 Hours | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 46.52 Hours | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 46.7 Hours | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 47.08 Hours | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 46.98 Hours | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.11 Hours | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 47.21 Hours | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.25 Hours | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 48.57 Hours | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 49.02 Hours | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 48.8 Hours | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 47.85 Hours | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 47.64 Hours | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 48.27 Hours | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 49.23 Hours | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 50.11 Hours | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 51.51 Hours | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 51.85 Hours | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 53.09 Hours | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 53.57 Hours | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 54.03 Hours | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 54.87 Hours | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 48.47 Hours | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 52.53 Hours | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 54.53 Hours | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 54.89 Hours | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 55.89 Hours | +1.8% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 55.89 Hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,991 Hours, 1% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 55.89 Hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,089 Hours, 1% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.48 Hours | 44.55 Hours | 46.52 Hours | 5 |
| 2000s | 47.76 Hours | 46.7 Hours | 49.02 Hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.42 Hours | 47.64 Hours | 54.87 Hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.26 Hours | 48.47 Hours | 55.89 Hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in United Kingdom?
- Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in United Kingdom was 55.89 Hours in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 55.89 Hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.55 Hours in 1995.
- How does United Kingdom rank for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total?
- United Kingdom ranks 18th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents employment by institutional sector: Non-financial Corporations, Financial corporations, General Government, Households and Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). For countries where information is available, the table also shows employment data for public corporations. The default view of the table is for persons, but users can select alternative views for jobs and hours using the ‘Unit of measure’ filter. Employment covers employees and self-employed people. This table shows total employment according to the domestic concept, which is defined by the location of the producer unit: employees are residents and non-residents employed by resident producer units; and self-employed people are resident and non-resident self-employed people in resident producer units. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org