Persons in part-time: % of total employment quarterly in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Persons in part-time: % of total employment quarterly was 24.4 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in United Kingdom, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in United Kingdom stood at 24.4. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in United Kingdom peaked at 27 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.4, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Persons in part-time: % of total employment quarterly in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.7 | — |
| 1999 | 24.5 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 24.9 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 24.7 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 25.1 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 25.3 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 25 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 24.7 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 25.2 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 25.1 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 25.4 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 26.3 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 26.9 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 26.8 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 27 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.6 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 26.5 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.4 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.2 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 25.9 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 25.4 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 24.4 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.17 | 24.7 | 26.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.42 | 25.4 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 1 |
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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 part-time employment by age - % of total employment in United Kingdom?
- Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in United Kingdom was 24.4 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 27 in 2012.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4 in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
- United Kingdom ranks 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 part-time employment by age - % of total employment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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