Part-time employment - Regions in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Part-time employment - Regions was 8.50 million Persons in 2019. ▲ Rising
Part-time employment - Regions in United Kingdom, 1999–2019
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.
Part-time employment - Regions in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.74 million Persons | — |
| 2000 | 6.87 million Persons | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 6.91 million Persons | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 7.02 million Persons | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 7.24 million Persons | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 7.34 million Persons | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.21 million Persons | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 7.31 million Persons | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.34 million Persons | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 7.45 million Persons | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.56 million Persons | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.82 million Persons | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 7.85 million Persons | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.07 million Persons | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 8.07 million Persons | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.21 million Persons | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 8.32 million Persons | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 8.46 million Persons | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 8.45 million Persons | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.48 million Persons | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.50 million Persons | +0.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 8.50 million Persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 508,200 Persons, 16.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 8.50 million Persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 584,900 Persons, 14.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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
This dataset provides part-time employment incidence, in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3). Data definition and source 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. Definition of regions 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 (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.