Average weekly hours of work for full-time workers in Scotland 2004-2024
The average working hours for full-time workers in Scotland fell to just 32.5 hours a week in the fourth quarter of 2020, the lowest in this time period and likely a direct consequence of the societal lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. By the second quarter of 2022, this had increased to 36.2 hours per week, and was 36.3 hours per week in the most recent quarter.