Part-time employment - Regions in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Part-time employment - Regions was 8.50 million Persons in 2019. β² Rising
Part-time employment - Regions in United Kingdom, 1999β2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 8.50 million Persons for part-time employment - regions in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part-time employment - regions in United Kingdom peaked at 8.50 million Persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.74 million Persons, in 1999.
That places United Kingdom 2nd out of 33 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.74 million Persons | 6.74 million Persons | 6.74 million Persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.23 million Persons | 6.87 million Persons | 7.56 million Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.22 million Persons | 7.82 million Persons | 8.50 million Persons | 10 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 76.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 73.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part-time employment - regions in United Kingdom?
- Part-time employment - regions in United Kingdom was 8.50 million Persons in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest part-time employment - regions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8.50 million Persons in 2019.
- What is the lowest part-time employment - regions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.74 million Persons in 1999.
- How does United Kingdom rank for part-time employment - regions?
- United Kingdom ranks 2nd out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is part-time employment - regions rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Part-time employment - Regions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p>This dataset provides part-time employment incidence, in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>Part-time employment is defined as people in employment (whether employees or self-employed) who usually work less than 30 hours per week in their main job. Part-time employment incidence is the share of part-time employed over total employment. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p>Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>