Employees working shifts - % of total employees in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 18.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in United Kingdom, 1992–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2019, employees working shifts - % of total employees in United Kingdom stood at 18.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees working shifts - % of total employees in United Kingdom peaked at 19.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1992.
United Kingdom ranks 23rd of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13.9% | — |
| 1993 | 14.5% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 15.1% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 15.9% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 13.9% | 16.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 16.6% | 19.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 18.6% | 19.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8% (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1% (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2% (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees working shifts - % of total employees in United Kingdom?
- Employees working shifts - % of total employees in United Kingdom was 18.8% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1992.
- How does United Kingdom rank for employees working shifts - % of total employees?
- United Kingdom ranks 23rd out of 44 countries with data for 2019.
- Is employees working shifts - % of total employees rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees working shifts - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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