Overall weekly hours worked in the UK 1971-2023, by gender
As of the fourth quarter of 2023, men in the UK collectively worked approximately 599 million hours per week, and women 447 hours per week.
Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 4th quarter 2023, by gender (in million hours worked)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 13, 2024). Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 4th quarter 2023, by gender (in million hours worked) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280749/weekly-hours-of-work-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 4th quarter 2023, by gender (in million hours worked)." Chart. February 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280749/weekly-hours-of-work-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 4th quarter 2023, by gender (in million hours worked). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280749/weekly-hours-of-work-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Overall Weekly Hours Worked for All Employees in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 1971 to 4th Quarter 2023, by Gender (in Million Hours Worked)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280749/weekly-hours-of-work-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 4th quarter 2023, by gender (in million hours worked) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280749/weekly-hours-of-work-in-the-uk-by-gender/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 4th quarter 2023, by gender (in million hours worked) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280749/weekly-hours-of-work-in-the-uk-by-gender/