Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment was 12.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in United Kingdom, 1983–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 12.3 for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in United Kingdom peaked at 19 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.5, in 1990.
United Kingdom ranks 28th of 47 countries on this measure, 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 in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 9.2 | — |
| 1984 | 10.2 | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 10.3 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 10.8 | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 10.8 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 9.3 | -13.9% |
| 1989 | 7.4 | -20.4% |
| 1990 | 6.5 | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 8.1 | +24.6% |
| 1992 | 11.3 | +39.5% |
| 1993 | 13.7 | +21.2% |
| 1994 | 13.9 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 13.6 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 12.7 | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 12.4 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 11.7 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 10.3 | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 9.7 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 9 | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 8.3 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 8.1 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 7.5 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 8.2 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1 | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 10.1 | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 17.8 | +76.2% |
| 2012 | 18.2 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 19 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 17.6 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 16.7 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 14.8 | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 13.6 | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 12.7 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 12.3 | -3.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 12.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.55, 70% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 12.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.8, 78% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +76.2% | 10.1 | 17.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.71 | 7.4 | 10.8 | 7 |
| 1990s | 11.42 | 6.5 | 13.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.75 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.86 | 12.3 | 19 | 9 |
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 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 12.3 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 19 in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- United Kingdom ranks 28th out of 47 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 up 21.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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