The overall weekly hours of work in the United Kingdom plummeted from over one billion hours in the three months to January 2020 to just 841 million in the three months to June 2020, which was the lowest level seen since the middle of 1994.
Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from March 1971 to November 2021
(in million hours worked)
Characteristic
Overall weekly hours of work in millions
Nov 21
1,018.7
Oct 21
1,024.4
Sep 21
1,026.6
Aug 21
1,021.3
Jul 21
1,006.8
Jun 21
1,001.3
May 21
981.4
Apr 21
963.6
Mar 21
950.4
Feb 21
958.2
Jan 21
959
Dec 20
969.2
Nov 20
979.9
Oct 20
960
Sep 20
925
Aug 20
891
Jul 20
855.1
Jun 20
841.9
May 20
870.9
Apr 20
953.4
Mar 20
1,029.2
Feb 20
1,052.2
Jan 20
1,051.1
Dec 19
1,050.1
Nov 19
1,054.1
Oct 19
1,055.7
Sep 19
1,052.6
Aug 19
1,049.2
Jul 19
1,049.8
Jun 19
1,052.6
May 19
1,052.4
Apr 19
1,054.1
Mar 19
1,052.9
Feb 19
1,052.9
Jan 19
1,047.5
Dec 18
1,042
Nov 18
1,040.1
Oct 18
1,044.8
Sep 18
1,042.7
Aug 18
1,041.1
Jul 18
1,035.2
Jun 18
1,033.6
May 18
1,032.5
Apr 18
1,029.6
Mar 18
1,031.9
Feb 18
1,031.7
Jan 18
1,034.6
Dec 17
1,026.9
Nov 17
1,028.5
Oct 17
1,024.9
Sep 17
1,024.5
Aug 17
1,030.6
Jul 17
1,033.1
Jun 17
1,034.8
May 17
1,029.5
Apr 17
1,029.9
Mar 17
1,029.3
Feb 17
1,029.1
Jan 17
1,027
Dec 16
1,022.9
Nov 16
1,019.1
Oct 16
1,014.8
Sep 16
1,018.9
Aug 16
1,016.2
Jul 16
1,018.3
Jun 16
1,016.5
May 16
1,018
Apr 16
1,014.7
Mar 16
1,013.9
Feb 16
1,012.9
Jan 16
1,014.5
Dec 15
1,019
Nov 15
1,014.3
Oct 15
1,008.6
Sep 15
999.3
Aug 15
1,000.1
Jul 15
997.5
Jun 15
999
May 15
997.8
Apr 15
1,000.2
Mar 15
1,000.3
Feb 15
999
Jan 15
996.7
Dec 14
997.5
Nov 14
996
Oct 14
996.3
Sep 14
991.6
Aug 14
990.2
Jul 14
987.2
Jun 14
988.4
May 14
988
Apr 14
983.8
Mar 14
978.9
Feb 14
976.1
Jan 14
970.1
Dec 13
970.1
Nov 13
971.9
Oct 13
970.6
Sep 13
968.4
Aug 13
964.3
Jul 13
963.1
Jun 13
957.1
May 13
955.5
Apr 13
953.7
Mar 13
954.5
Feb 13
954.3
Jan 13
954.8
Dec 12
953.7
Nov 12
947.1
Oct 12
953.5
Sep 12
950.8
Aug 12
941.8
Jul 12
940.1
Jun 12
941.3
May 12
944.4
Apr 12
935.5
Mar 12
934.9
Feb 12
932.3
Jan 12
931.2
Dec 11
926
Nov 11
927.8
Oct 11
929
Sep 11
927
Aug 11
928.4
Jul 11
927.3
Jun 11
921.4
May 11
921.6
Apr 11
922.4
Mar 11
931.3
Feb 11
935.7
Jan 11
932.7
Dec 10
930.9
Nov 10
922
Oct 10
922.6
Sep 10
926.9
Aug 10
925
Jul 10
926.2
Jun 10
922.3
May 10
916.4
Apr 10
913.8
Mar 10
914.4
Feb 10
918.6
Jan 10
914.4
Dec 09
915.6
Nov 09
916.2
Oct 09
919.3
Sep 09
915.2
Aug 09
910.7
Jul 09
913.7
Jun 09
920.1
May 09
923.4
Apr 09
924.3
Mar 09
923.5
Feb 09
928.2
Jan 09
936.8
Dec 08
939.5
Nov 08
941
Oct 08
942.1
Sep 08
945.2
Aug 08
948
Jul 08
950.1
Jun 08
944.6
May 08
951.2
Apr 08
950.9
Mar 08
955.1
Feb 08
946.2
Jan 08
943.1
Dec 07
943.1
Nov 07
944.7
Oct 07
944.9
Sep 07
943.1
Aug 07
943
Jul 07
941.2
Jun 07
941.2
May 07
939.9
Apr 07
936.4
Mar 07
937.1
Feb 07
937.3
Jan 07
938.2
Dec 06
935.6
Nov 06
932.6
Oct 06
932
Sep 06
931.8
Aug 06
934.3
Jul 06
931.8
Jun 06
930.5
May 06
931.1
Apr 06
932
Mar 06
931.7
Feb 06
932.1
Jan 06
931.3
Dec 05
929.3
Nov 05
928.4
Oct 05
928.3
Sep 05
929.5
Aug 05
924.8
Jul 05
925.1
Jun 05
922.9
May 05
923
Apr 05
923.6
Mar 05
923.8
Feb 05
926.4
Jan 05
924.2
Dec 04
923
Nov 04
919.3
Oct 04
916
Sep 04
911.9
Aug 04
908.9
Jul 04
907.9
Jun 04
909.8
May 04
911.4
Apr 04
911.5
Mar 04
913.1
Feb 04
909.1
Jan 04
905.2
Dec 03
903.9
Nov 03
905.2
Oct 03
907.4
Sep 03
908.3
Aug 03
908.1
Jul 03
908.6
Jun 03
907.2
May 03
905.5
Apr 03
905.3
Mar 03
904.6
Feb 03
901.7
Jan 03
903.5
Dec 02
905.3
Nov 02
906.4
Oct 02
904.3
Sep 02
903.9
Aug 02
894.2
Jul 02
898.9
Jun 02
897.4
May 02
908.3
Apr 02
903.9
Mar 02
901.5
Feb 02
900.1
Jan 02
899.7
Dec 01
903.5
Nov 01
903.5
Oct 01
904.2
Sep 01
904.9
Aug 01
906.4
Jul 01
905.8
Jun 01
906.4
May 01
906.5
Apr 01
903.4
Mar 01
900.5
Feb 01
904.8
Jan 01
908
Dec 00
903.4
Nov 00
896.7
Oct 00
894.8
Sep 00
896
Aug 00
899.8
Jul 00
896
Jun 00
895.3
May 00
893.3
Apr 00
899
Mar 00
884.4
Feb 00
888.2
Jan 00
889.8
Dec 99
897
Nov 99
894.6
Oct 99
892.6
Sep 99
894.8
Aug 99
893.4
Jul 99
892.3
Jun 99
890.6
May 99
887.3
Apr 99
886.2
Mar 99
888.3
Feb 99
888
Jan 99
887.2
Dec 98
883.2
Nov 98
888.5
Oct 98
888.2
Sep 98
887.6
Aug 98
885.4
Jul 98
884.6
Jun 98
884.1
May 98
885.1
Apr 98
885.9
Mar 98
884.1
Feb 98
880.4
Jan 98
881.1
Dec 97
879.8
Nov 97
884.5
Oct 97
882.9
Sep 97
880.2
Aug 97
877.9
Jul 97
877
Jun 97
878.3
May 97
878.1
Apr 97
877.5
Mar 97
873.7
Feb 97
870.2
Jan 97
867.8
Dec 96
866.1
Nov 96
869.2
Oct 96
865.8
Sep 96
863.3
Aug 96
863.5
Jul 96
862.3
Jun 96
862.8
May 96
860.1
Apr 96
858.6
Mar 96
859.9
Feb 96
859.9
Jan 96
861.8
Dec 95
859.7
Nov 95
854.7
Oct 95
854.1
Sep 95
854.9
Aug 95
855.5
Jul 95
855.1
Jun 95
854.2
May 95
855.9
Apr 95
854.4
Mar 95
852.4
Feb 95
853.5
Jan 95
854.5
Dec 94
853
Nov 94
847.1
Oct 94
846.4
Sep 94
846.3
Aug 94
843.9
Jul 94
841.1
Jun 94
839.2
May 94
840.4
Apr 94
842.1
Mar 94
837.1
Feb 94
836.8
Jan 94
829.3
Dec 93
831.6
Nov 93
826.4
Oct 93
832.6
Sep 93
832.4
Aug 93
833.5
Jul 93
834.1
Jun 93
832.6
May 93
830.4
Apr 93
829.6
Mar 93
832.3
Feb 93
832.9
Jan 93
834.1
Dec 92
832.8
Nov 92
837.2
Oct 92
837.7
Sep 92
840.4
Aug 92
841.4
Jul 92
843.5
Jun 92
847.6
May 92
847.2
Apr 92
846.9
Mar 92
847.2
Feb 92
848.8
Jan 92
850.1
Dec 91
851.9
Nov 91
854.2
Oct 91
856.9
Sep 91
859.5
Aug 91
862.6
Jul 91
866.1
Jun 91
869.8
May 91
873.8
Apr 91
877.6
Mar 91
881.4
Feb 91
885.2
Jan 91
889
Dec 90
892.4
Nov 90
895.8
Oct 90
898.8
Sep 90
901.8
Aug 90
904.1
Jul 90
905.8
Jun 90
906.6
May 90
907.3
Apr 90
907.7
Mar 90
908.1
Feb 90
908.6
Jan 90
908.7
Dec 89
908.8
Nov 89
908.1
Oct 89
907.3
Sep 89
906.6
Aug 89
905.8
Jul 89
904.9
Jun 89
904.1
May 89
903.2
Apr 89
901.4
Mar 89
898.9
Feb 89
895.9
Jan 89
893
Dec 88
890.2
Nov 88
887.9
Oct 88
885.7
Sep 88
883.1
Aug 88
880.8
Jul 88
878.3
Jun 88
876.2
May 88
874
Apr 88
871.9
Mar 88
869.4
Feb 88
866.9
Jan 88
863.9
Dec 87
860.8
Nov 87
857.9
Oct 87
855
Sep 87
852.3
Aug 87
849.5
Jul 87
846.3
Jun 87
843.3
May 87
840.5
Apr 87
838.1
Mar 87
836.4
Feb 87
835
Jan 87
833.8
Dec 86
832.9
Nov 86
832.1
Oct 86
831.1
Sep 86
829.9
Aug 86
828.8
Jul 86
828.1
Jun 86
827.4
May 86
827.1
Apr 86
827.1
Mar 86
827.2
Feb 86
827.4
Jan 86
827.3
Dec 85
827.7
Nov 85
827.9
Oct 85
827.6
Sep 85
827.6
Aug 85
827.5
Jul 85
827
Jun 85
826.6
May 85
826.3
Apr 85
825.9
Mar 85
825
Feb 85
824
Jan 85
823.1
Dec 84
821.9
Nov 84
820.5
Oct 84
819.1
Sep 84
817.7
Aug 84
816.2
Jul 84
814.8
Jun 84
813.4
May 84
811.7
Apr 84
810
Mar 84
808.2
Feb 84
806.5
Jan 84
804.8
Dec 83
802.8
Nov 83
801
Oct 83
798.6
Sep 83
796.1
Aug 83
793.8
Jul 83
792
Jun 83
790.8
May 83
790.5
Apr 83
791.1
Mar 83
791.7
Feb 83
792.9
Jan 83
794.5
Dec 82
796.3
Nov 82
798.2
Oct 82
800.2
Sep 82
802.2
Aug 82
804.2
Jul 82
805.7
Jun 82
807
May 82
808.5
Apr 82
809.4
Mar 82
810.2
Feb 82
810.6
Jan 82
811.5
Dec 81
812.7
Nov 81
814.4
Oct 81
816.2
Sep 81
817.8
Aug 81
819.5
Jul 81
821.5
Jun 81
823.7
May 81
826.5
Apr 81
829.6
Mar 81
832.8
Feb 81
836.4
Jan 81
840.3
Dec 80
844.6
Nov 80
848.7
Oct 80
853.2
Sep 80
857.4
Aug 80
861.6
Jul 80
865.3
Jun 80
868.2
May 80
870.7
Apr 80
873.1
Mar 80
875.1
Feb 80
877.1
Jan 80
878.7
Dec 79
879.8
Nov 79
880.3
Oct 79
880.5
Sep 79
880.6
Aug 79
880.5
Jul 79
880.1
Jun 79
879.6
May 79
879.2
Apr 79
878.8
Mar 79
878.6
Feb 79
878.3
Jan 79
877.6
Dec 78
876.6
Nov 78
874.9
Oct 78
873.4
Sep 78
872
Aug 78
871.2
Jul 78
870.6
Jun 78
870.2
May 78
869.8
Apr 78
869.5
Mar 78
869
Feb 78
868.4
Jan 78
868.1
Dec 77
867.8
Nov 77
867.7
Oct 77
867.6
Sep 77
867.3
Aug 77
867.2
Jul 77
866.7
Jun 77
866.7
May 77
866.2
Apr 77
866
Mar 77
865.6
Feb 77
864.9
Jan 77
864.3
Dec 76
863.4
Nov 76
862.4
Oct 76
861.6
Sep 76
861
Aug 76
860.6
Jul 76
860.3
Jun 76
860.1
May 76
860.2
Apr 76
860.2
Mar 76
860.8
Feb 76
861.5
Jan 76
862.7
Dec 75
863.6
Nov 75
864.7
Oct 75
865.9
Sep 75
867.4
Aug 75
868.9
Jul 75
870.1
Jun 75
871.4
May 75
873.1
Apr 75
874.8
Mar 75
876.9
Feb 75
879
Jan 75
881.4
Dec 74
883.5
Nov 74
885.3
Oct 74
887.1
Sep 74
888.1
Aug 74
888.7
Jul 74
889
Jun 74
889.6
May 74
890
Apr 74
890.9
Mar 74
891.6
Feb 74
892.8
Jan 74
893.6
Dec 73
893.9
Nov 73
894.1
Oct 73
894
Sep 73
893.7
Aug 73
893.4
Jul 73
893.8
Jun 73
894.2
May 73
894.1
Apr 73
893.1
Mar 73
890.6
Feb 73
887.7
Jan 73
884.4
Dec 72
881.9
Nov 72
879.8
Oct 72
878.3
Sep 72
876.7
Aug 72
875
Jul 72
873.7
Jun 72
873.1
May 72
872
Apr 72
870.7
Mar 72
868.7
Feb 72
866.1
Jan 72
863.5
Dec 71
861.7
Nov 71
860.8
Oct 71
860.8
Sep 71
861.3
Aug 71
862.3
Jul 71
862.6
Jun 71
862.8
May 71
862.5
Apr 71
862.7
Mar 71
864.3
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 18, 2022). Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from March 1971 to November 2021 (in million hours worked) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2022, 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 March 1971 to November 2021 (in million hours worked)." Chart. January 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280795/overall-weekly-hours-of-work-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from March 1971 to November 2021 (in million hours worked). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2022. 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 March 1971 to November 2021 (in Million Hours Worked)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2022, 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 March 1971 to November 2021 (in million hours worked) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280795/overall-weekly-hours-of-work-uk/ (last visited January 22, 2022)
