Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays was 8 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of in United Kingdom, 1992–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 8 for employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in 2019.
The figure is down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in United Kingdom peaked at 31.2 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.6, in 2014.
United Kingdom ranks 39th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 27.9 | — |
| 1993 | 29.9 | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 29.9 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30.5 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 31.1 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 31 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 31.2 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 25.8 | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 27.5 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 26.7 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 25.9 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 25 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 24.9 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 23.7 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 23.3 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 22.8 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 16.2 | -28.9% |
| 2010 | 16.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.1 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 7.8 | -51.6% |
| 2013 | 7.9 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.6 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 7.9 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 8 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.3, 65% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.3, 65% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … Sundays in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -51.6% | 16.1 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | -28.9% | 22.8 | 16.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.66 | 25.8 | 31.2 | 8 |
| 2000s | 24 | 16.2 | 27.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.55 | 7.6 | 16.2 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 37 France 8.6 compare
- 38 Austria 8.5 compare
- 39 United Kingdom 8 compare
- 41 Ireland 7.7 compare
- 42 Montenegro 7.2 compare
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 employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in United Kingdom?
- Employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of in United Kingdom was 8 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2 in 1998.
- What is the lowest employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6 in 2014.
- How does United Kingdom rank for employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of?
- United Kingdom ranks 39th out of 46 countries with data for 2019.
- Is employed persons working on sundays by professional status - % of rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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