Overall weekly hours of work UK 2022

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. In the most recent month the overall weekly hours of work amounted to over one billion hours.

Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from May 1971 to November 2022 (in million hours worked)

Characteristic	Overall weekly hours of work in millions
Nov 22	1,035.9
Oct 22	1,036.8
Sep 22	1,038.9
Aug 22	1,045.9
Jul 22	1,041.1
Jun 22	1,043.1
May 22	1,046.3
Apr 22	1,044.6
Mar 22	1,043.5
Feb 22	1,039.4
Jan 22	1,032.4
Dec 21	1,029.8
Nov 21	1,024.3
Oct 21	1,027.5
Sep 21	1,029.4
Aug 21	1,024
Jul 21	1,017.2
Jun 21	1,003.2
May 21	987.4
Apr 21	969.3
Mar 21	952.2
Feb 21	956.3
Jan 21	959.8
Dec 20	968.1
Nov 20	968.3
Oct 20	947.9
Sep 20	915.9
Aug 20	882.8
Jul 20	853.5
Jun 20	848.4
May 20	882.9
Apr 20	960.2
Mar 20	1,032.7
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