The overall weekly hours of work in the United Kingdom plummeted from over one billion hours in the first quarter of January 2020 to just 848 million in the second quarter of 2020, which was the lowest level seen since the middle of 1994. In the most recent quarter, the overall weekly hours of work amounted to almost 1.07 billion hours.
Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024
(in million hours worked)
Characteristic
Overall weekly hours of work in millions
Q3 2024
1,069
Q2 2024
1,059.5
Q1 2024
1,056.3
Q4 2023
1,046.6
Q3 2023
1,042.9
Q2 2023
1,046.4
Q1 2023
1,052
Q4 2022
1,035.6
Q3 2022
1,038.5
Q2 2022
1,043.1
Q1 2022
1,043.5
Q4 2021
1,029.8
Q3 2021
1,029.4
Q2 2021
1,003.2
Q1 2021
952.2
Q4 2020
968.1
Q3 2020
915.9
Q2 2020
848.4
Q1 2020
1,032.7
Q4 2019
1,050.1
Q3 2019
1,052.6
Q2 2019
1,052.6
Q1 2019
1,052.9
Q4 2018
1,042
Q3 2018
1,042.7
Q2 2018
1,033.6
Q1 2018
1,031.9
Q4 2017
1,026.9
Q3 2017
1,024.5
Q2 2017
1,034.8
Q1 2017
1,029.3
Q4 2016
1,022.9
Q3 2016
1,018.9
Q2 2016
1,016.5
Q1 2016
1,013.9
Q4 2015
1,019
Q3 2015
999.3
Q2 2015
999
Q1 2015
1,000.3
Q4 2014
997.5
Q3 2014
991.6
Q2 2014
988.4
Q1 2014
978.9
Q4 2013
970.1
Q3 2013
968.4
Q2 2013
957.1
Q1 2013
954.5
Q4 2012
953.7
Q3 2012
950.8
Q2 2012
941.3
Q1 2012
934.9
Q4 2011
926
Q3 2011
927
Q2 2011
921.4
Q1 2011
931.3
Q4 2010
930.9
Q3 2010
926.9
Q2 2010
922.3
Q1 2010
914.4
Q4 2009
915.6
Q3 2009
915.2
Q2 2009
920.1
Q1 2009
923.5
Q4 2008
939.5
Q3 2008
945.2
Q2 2008
944.6
Q1 2008
955.1
Q4 2007
943.1
Q3 2007
943.1
Q2 2007
941.2
Q1 2007
937.1
Q4 2006
935.6
Q3 2006
931.8
Q2 2006
930.5
Q1 2006
931.7
Q4 2005
929.3
Q3 2005
929.5
Q2 2005
922.9
Q1 2005
923.8
Q4 2004
923
Q3 2004
911.9
Q2 2004
909.8
Q1 2004
913.1
Q4 2003
903.9
Q3 2003
908.3
Q2 2003
907.2
Q1 2003
904.6
Q4 2002
905.3
Q3 2002
903.9
Q2 2002
897.4
Q1 2002
901.5
Q4 2001
903.5
Q3 2001
904.9
Q2 2001
906.4
Q1 2001
900.5
Q4 2000
903.4
Q3 2000
896
Q2 2000
895.3
Q1 2000
884.4
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 12, 2024). Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in million hours worked) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280795/overall-weekly-hours-of-work-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in million hours worked)." Chart. November 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280795/overall-weekly-hours-of-work-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in million hours worked). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280795/overall-weekly-hours-of-work-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Overall Weekly Hours Worked for All Employees in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 2000 to 2nd Quarter 2024 (in Million Hours Worked)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280795/overall-weekly-hours-of-work-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in million hours worked) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280795/overall-weekly-hours-of-work-uk/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in million hours worked) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280795/overall-weekly-hours-of-work-uk/
