Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) was 29,519 Thousand persons in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
29,519 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
2nd
of 40 countries
All-time high
29,519 Thousand persons
in 2008
All-time low
25,478 Thousand persons
in 1993
Years of data
17
1992–2008

Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) in United Kingdom, 1992–2008

010.0k20.0k30.0k1992200020081992: 25.8k Thousand persons1993: 25.5k Thousand persons1994: 25.7k Thousand persons1995: 26.0k Thousand persons1996: 26.3k Thousand persons1997: 26.7k Thousand persons1998: 27.1k Thousand persons1999: 26.9k Thousand persons2000: 27.3k Thousand persons2001: 27.5k Thousand persons2002: 27.7k Thousand persons2003: 28.0k Thousand persons2004: 28.3k Thousand persons2005: 28.7k Thousand persons2006: 29.0k Thousand persons2007: 29.3k Thousand persons2008: 29.5k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (nace) in United Kingdom is 29,519 Thousand persons, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (nace) in United Kingdom peaked at 29,519 Thousand persons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 25,478 Thousand persons, in 1993.

That places United Kingdom 2nd out of 40 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1992-2008) in United Kingdom, 1992 to 2008.
Year Thousand persons Change
1992 25,764 Thousand persons
1993 25,478 Thousand persons -1.1%
1994 25,676 Thousand persons +0.8%
1995 25,989 Thousand persons +1.2%
1996 26,280 Thousand persons +1.1%
1997 26,744 Thousand persons +1.8%
1998 27,051 Thousand persons +1.1%
1999 26,874 Thousand persons -0.7%
2000 27,263 Thousand persons +1.4%
2001 27,536 Thousand persons +1.0%
2002 27,730 Thousand persons +0.7%
2003 28,040 Thousand persons +1.1%
2004 28,302 Thousand persons +0.9%
2005 28,737 Thousand persons +1.5%
2006 29,040 Thousand persons +1.1%
2007 29,260 Thousand persons +0.8%
2008 29,519 Thousand persons +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26,232 Thousand persons 25,478 Thousand persons 27,051 Thousand persons 8
2000s 28,381 Thousand persons 27,263 Thousand persons 29,519 Thousand persons 9

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 1 Germany 38,541 Thousand persons compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29,519 Thousand persons compare
  3. 4 France 25,926 Thousand persons compare
  4. 5 Italy 23,090 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

More work & labour data for United Kingdom

All data for United Kingdom →

Frequently asked questions

What is persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (nace) in United Kingdom?
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (nace) in United Kingdom was 29,519 Thousand persons in 2008, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (nace) recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 29,519 Thousand persons in 2008.
What is the lowest persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (nace) recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 25,478 Thousand persons in 1993.
How does United Kingdom rank for persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (nace)?
United Kingdom ranks 2nd out of 40 countries with data for 2008.
Is persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (nace) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1992-2008). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) in United Kingdom. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/persons-in-full-time-part-time-employment-by-economic-activity-nace-rev-1-1-1992-2008/united-kingdom-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/persons-in-full-time-part-time-employment-by-economic-activity-nace-rev-1-1-1992-2008/united-kingdom-2/">Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) in United Kingdom</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1992-2008)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 552 data points, 1992–2008
Last refreshed