Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment … young in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment … young was 9.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in United Kingdom, 1983–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in United Kingdom is 9.9, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in United Kingdom peaked at 18.6 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.5, in 1990.
That places United Kingdom 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment … young in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 14.3 | — |
| 1984 | 14.7 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 13.3 | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 15.4 | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 13.3 | -13.6% |
| 1988 | 8.3 | -37.6% |
| 1989 | 7 | -15.7% |
| 1990 | 5.5 | -21.4% |
| 1991 | 7.2 | +30.9% |
| 1992 | 9.1 | +26.4% |
| 1993 | 13 | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 10.4 | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 8.8 | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 8.4 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 8.1 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 8 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 7.2 | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 7.1 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 6.7 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 7.8 | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 8.1 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 7.2 | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 8.6 | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 9.5 | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 10.3 | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 18.6 | +80.6% |
| 2012 | 16.4 | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 16.9 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 12.1 | -28.4% |
| 2015 | 12.6 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 11.5 | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 11.9 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 13.7 | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 9.9 | -27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.33 | 7 | 15.4 | 7 |
| 1990s | 8.57 | 5.5 | 13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.16 | 6.7 | 10.3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.73 | 9.9 | 18.6 | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 32,527 (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8 (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.2 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1 (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 48,389 (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.2 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in United Kingdom?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in United Kingdom was 9.9 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6 in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2019.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment of young persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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