As of the third quarter of 2024, approximately 53.5 percent of women in employment in the UK worked between 31 and up to 45 hours a week, compared with 27.5 percent who worked between 16 and 30 hours.
Usual weekly hours of work for women in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024, by weekly hours
Characteristic
Less than 6 hours
6 up to 15 hours
16 up to 30 hours
31 up to 45 hours
Over 45 hours
Q3 2024
1.7%
8.5%
27.5%
53.5%
8.8%
Q2 2024
1.8%
8.5%
27.8%
52.8%
9.2%
Q1 2024
1.5%
8.4%
27.6%
53.3%
9.2%
Q4 2023
1.6%
8.6%
27.8%
52.9%
9.2%
Q3 2023
1.8%
8.6%
26.8%
53.7%
9.1%
Q2 2023
1.8%
9.1%
27.5%
52.3%
9.3%
Q1 2023
1.9%
9%
27.4%
52.6%
9.1%
Q4 2022
1.7%
8.8%
27.5%
52.6%
9.4%
Q3 2022
1.5%
8.9%
27.6%
52.1%
9.9%
Q2 2022
1.8%
9%
27.7%
51.3%
10.1%
Q1 2022
1.6%
9.3%
28%
51.4%
9.6%
Q4 2021
1.7%
8.6%
28.2%
51.3%
10.3%
Q3 2021
1.5%
8.8%
28.1%
51.2%
10.4%
Q2 2021
1.6%
8.7%
28.1%
51.4%
10.2%
Q1 2021
1.6%
8.8%
28.3%
50.9%
10.5%
Q4 2020
1.6%
8.7%
28.6%
50.7%
10.4%
Q3 2020
1.6%
8.8%
29.1%
50.4%
10%
Q2 2020
1.9%
9.1%
29.7%
49%
10.2%
Q1 2020
2.2%
10%
29.7%
47.7%
10.5%
Q4 2019
2%
9.5%
29.7%
48.3%
10.5%
Q3 2019
2%
9.3%
30.4%
47.6%
10.7%
Q2 2019
2.1%
9.7%
30.6%
47.3%
10.3%
Q1 2019
2%
9.6%
30.9%
47.3%
10.2%
Q4 2018
2%
9.7%
30.6%
47.9%
9.9%
Q3 2018
1.8%
9.3%
30.8%
48%
10.1%
Q2 2018
1.8%
9.8%
31%
47.5%
9.9%
Q1 2018
1.9%
10%
31.2%
46.9%
10.2%
Q4 2017
1.8%
9.9%
31.2%
46.8%
10.3%
Q3 2017
1.7%
9.4%
31.7%
46.8%
10.4%
Q2 2017
1.9%
10%
31.1%
46.5%
10.5%
Q1 2017
2%
10.2%
31.2%
46.4%
10.3%
Q4 2016
1.9%
10.1%
31.2%
46.2%
10.6%
Q3 2016
1.9%
10%
31.3%
45.9%
10.8%
Q2 2016
2.1%
10.1%
31.1%
45.4%
11.3%
Q1 2016
2.2%
10%
31.5%
45.4%
10.9%
Q4 2015
2.1%
9.7%
31.3%
46%
10.9%
Q3 2015
2.2%
9.4%
31.2%
46.3%
10.8%
Q2 2015
2.4%
9.3%
31.5%
46.3%
10.5%
Q1 2015
2.4%
9.8%
31.4%
45.8%
10.6%
Q4 2014
1.9%
10.3%
31.1%
45.8%
10.9%
Q3 2014
2%
10%
31%
45.9%
11%
Q2 2014
2.2%
10.6%
31.2%
45.2%
10.9%
Q1 2014
2.3%
10.4%
31.1%
45.6%
10.5%
Q4 2013
2.3%
10%
31.2%
45.7%
10.8%
Q3 2013
2.2%
10.2%
31.5%
45.6%
10.5%
Q2 2013
2.1%
10.7%
31.7%
45.3%
10.2%
Q1 2013
2.2%
10.9%
31.8%
45%
10%
Q4 2012
2.3%
11%
31.6%
44.9%
10.2%
Q3 2012
2.3%
10.5%
31.8%
45.2%
10.2%
Q2 2012
2.3%
10.8%
31.8%
45%
10%
Q1 2012
2.4%
11%
31.8%
44.9%
9.9%
Q4 2011
2.4%
10.4%
32.1%
45.3%
9.7%
Q3 2011
2.3%
10.2%
31.8%
46%
9.7%
Q2 2011
2.4%
10.4%
31.7%
46.2%
9.3%
Q1 2011
2.5%
10.6%
31.7%
45.6%
9.6%
Q4 2010
2.3%
10.6%
31.6%
45.9%
9.7%
Q3 2010
2.1%
10.8%
31.6%
45.7%
9.8%
Q2 2010
2.2%
10.9%
31.1%
46%
9.7%
Q1 2010
2.4%
11.2%
30.8%
46.2%
9.5%
Q4 2009
2.3%
10.9%
30.6%
46.5%
9.7%
Q3 2009
2.2%
10.6%
30.8%
46.6%
9.7%
Q2 2009
2.4%
10.9%
30.4%
46.7%
9.5%
Q1 2009
2.4%
10.9%
30.3%
46.8%
9.6%
Q4 2008
2.2%
10.6%
30.1%
47.4%
9.7%
Q3 2008
2.1%
10.2%
29.7%
48.1%
9.9%
Q2 2008
2.2%
10.8%
29.5%
47.7%
9.8%
Q1 2008
2.3%
11.2%
29.5%
47.3%
9.6%
Q4 2007
2.2%
11.4%
29.1%
47.6%
9.7%
Q3 2007
2%
10.7%
29.6%
47.9%
9.8%
Q2 2007
2.2%
11.4%
29.5%
47.2%
9.7%
Q1 2007
2.4%
11.5%
29.6%
46.9%
9.6%
Q4 2006
2.4%
11.6%
29.5%
46.8%
9.7%
Q3 2006
2.3%
10.8%
29.7%
47.7%
9.4%
Q2 2006
2.3%
11.5%
29.3%
47.1%
9.7%
Q1 2006
2.5%
11.3%
29.2%
47.5%
9.5%
Q4 2005
2.2%
11.1%
29.5%
47.7%
9.5%
Q3 2005
2%
11.1%
29.6%
47.6%
9.7%
Q2 2005
2.3%
11.7%
29.6%
46.8%
9.6%
Q1 2005
2.3%
11.7%
29.2%
47.1%
9.7%
Q4 2004
2.3%
11.7%
29.5%
46.9%
9.6%
Q3 2004
2.2%
11.5%
29.8%
46.8%
9.7%
Q2 2004
2.4%
12.2%
29.6%
46.2%
9.5%
Q1 2004
2.5%
12.4%
29.8%
45.7%
9.6%
Q4 2003
2.5%
12.1%
29.7%
46.1%
9.6%
Q3 2003
2.4%
12%
29.4%
46.7%
9.6%
Q2 2003
2.4%
12.7%
29%
46.3%
9.7%
Q1 2003
2.5%
12.5%
29.2%
46.1%
9.7%
Q4 2002
2.4%
11.8%
29.2%
46.3%
10.3%
Q3 2002
2.3%
12%
29.1%
46.3%
10.3%
Q2 2002
2.4%
12.1%
29.4%
45.8%
10.3%
Q1 2002
2.5%
12.4%
29%
46.1%
10%
Q4 2001
2.5%
12.3%
28.9%
46.3%
10%
Q3 2001
2.4%
11.7%
29.1%
46.5%
10.3%
Q2 2001
2.6%
12.5%
28.9%
45.8%
10.2%
Q1 2001
2.8%
12.9%
28.5%
45.8%
9.9%
Q4 2000
2.7%
12.9%
28.7%
45.6%
10.1%
Q3 2000
2.6%
12.8%
28.6%
45.8%
10.1%
Q2 2000
2.8%
13.5%
28.1%
45.7%
10%
Q1 2000
3.2%
13.5%
28.1%
45.6%
9.7%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 12, 2024). Usual weekly hours of work for women in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024, by weekly hours [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280822/uk-weekly-hours-of-work-for-women-by-usual-hours/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Usual weekly hours of work for women in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024, by weekly hours." Chart. November 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280822/uk-weekly-hours-of-work-for-women-by-usual-hours/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Usual weekly hours of work for women in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024, by weekly hours. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280822/uk-weekly-hours-of-work-for-women-by-usual-hours/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Usual Weekly Hours of Work for Women in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 2000 to 3rd Quarter 2024, by Weekly Hours." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280822/uk-weekly-hours-of-work-for-women-by-usual-hours/
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