As of the second quarter of 2024, approximately 52.8 percent of women in employment in the UK worked between 31 and up to 45 hours a week, compared with 27.8 percent who worked between 16 and 30 hours.
Usual weekly hours of work for women in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024, by weekly hours
Characteristic
Less than 6 hours
6 up to 15 hours
16 up to 30 hours
31 up to 45 hours
Over 45 hours
Q2 2024
1.8%
8.5%
27.8%
52.8%
9.2%
Q1 2024
1.5%
8.4%
27.6%
53.3%
9.2%
Q4 2023
1.6%
8.6%
27.8%
52.9%
9.2%
Q3 2023
1.8%
8.6%
26.8%
53.7%
9.1%
Q2 2023
1.8%
9.1%
27.5%
52.3%
9.3%
Q1 2023
1.9%
9%
27.4%
52.6%
9.1%
Q4 2022
1.7%
8.8%
27.5%
52.6%
9.4%
Q3 2022
1.5%
8.9%
27.6%
52.1%
9.9%
Q2 2022
1.8%
9%
27.7%
51.3%
10.1%
Q1 2022
1.6%
9.3%
28%
51.4%
9.6%
Q4 2021
1.7%
8.6%
28.2%
51.3%
10.3%
Q3 2021
1.5%
8.8%
28.1%
51.2%
10.4%
Q2 2021
1.6%
8.7%
28.1%
51.4%
10.2%
Q1 2021
1.6%
8.8%
28.3%
50.9%
10.5%
Q4 2020
1.6%
8.7%
28.6%
50.7%
10.4%
Q3 2020
1.6%
8.8%
29.1%
50.4%
10%
Q2 2020
1.9%
9.1%
29.7%
49%
10.2%
Q1 2020
2.2%
10%
29.7%
47.7%
10.5%
Q4 2019
2%
9.5%
29.7%
48.3%
10.5%
Q3 2019
2%
9.3%
30.4%
47.6%
10.7%
Q2 2019
2.1%
9.7%
30.6%
47.3%
10.3%
Q1 2019
2%
9.6%
30.9%
47.3%
10.2%
Q4 2018
2%
9.7%
30.6%
47.9%
9.9%
Q3 2018
1.8%
9.3%
30.8%
48%
10.1%
Q2 2018
1.8%
9.8%
31%
47.5%
9.9%
Q1 2018
1.9%
10%
31.2%
46.9%
10.2%
Q4 2017
1.8%
9.9%
31.2%
46.8%
10.3%
Q3 2017
1.7%
9.4%
31.7%
46.8%
10.4%
Q2 2017
1.9%
10%
31.1%
46.5%
10.5%
Q1 2017
2%
10.2%
31.2%
46.4%
10.3%
Q4 2016
1.9%
10.1%
31.2%
46.2%
10.6%
Q3 2016
1.9%
10%
31.3%
45.9%
10.8%
Q2 2016
2.1%
10.1%
31.1%
45.4%
11.3%
Q1 2016
2.2%
10%
31.5%
45.4%
10.9%
Q4 2015
2.1%
9.7%
31.3%
46%
10.9%
Q3 2015
2.2%
9.4%
31.2%
46.3%
10.8%
Q2 2015
2.4%
9.3%
31.5%
46.3%
10.5%
Q1 2015
2.4%
9.8%
31.4%
45.8%
10.6%
Q4 2014
1.9%
10.3%
31.1%
45.8%
10.9%
Q3 2014
2%
10%
31%
45.9%
11%
Q2 2014
2.2%
10.6%
31.2%
45.2%
10.9%
Q1 2014
2.3%
10.4%
31.1%
45.6%
10.5%
Q4 2013
2.3%
10%
31.2%
45.7%
10.8%
Q3 2013
2.2%
10.2%
31.5%
45.6%
10.5%
Q2 2013
2.1%
10.7%
31.7%
45.3%
10.2%
Q1 2013
2.2%
10.9%
31.8%
45%
10%
Q4 2012
2.3%
11%
31.6%
44.9%
10.2%
Q3 2012
2.3%
10.5%
31.8%
45.2%
10.2%
Q2 2012
2.3%
10.8%
31.8%
45%
10%
Q1 2012
2.4%
11%
31.8%
44.9%
9.9%
Q4 2011
2.4%
10.4%
32.1%
45.3%
9.7%
Q3 2011
2.3%
10.2%
31.8%
46%
9.7%
Q2 2011
2.4%
10.4%
31.7%
46.2%
9.3%
Q1 2011
2.5%
10.6%
31.7%
45.6%
9.6%
Q4 2010
2.3%
10.6%
31.6%
45.9%
9.7%
Q3 2010
2.1%
10.8%
31.6%
45.7%
9.8%
Q2 2010
2.2%
10.9%
31.1%
46%
9.7%
Q1 2010
2.4%
11.2%
30.8%
46.2%
9.5%
Q4 2009
2.3%
10.9%
30.6%
46.5%
9.7%
Q3 2009
2.2%
10.6%
30.8%
46.6%
9.7%
Q2 2009
2.4%
10.9%
30.4%
46.7%
9.5%
Q1 2009
2.4%
10.9%
30.3%
46.8%
9.6%
Q4 2008
2.2%
10.6%
30.1%
47.4%
9.7%
Q3 2008
2.1%
10.2%
29.7%
48.1%
9.9%
Q2 2008
2.2%
10.8%
29.5%
47.7%
9.8%
Q1 2008
2.3%
11.2%
29.5%
47.3%
9.6%
Q4 2007
2.2%
11.4%
29.1%
47.6%
9.7%
Q3 2007
2%
10.7%
29.6%
47.9%
9.8%
Q2 2007
2.2%
11.4%
29.5%
47.2%
9.7%
Q1 2007
2.4%
11.5%
29.6%
46.9%
9.6%
Q4 2006
2.4%
11.6%
29.5%
46.8%
9.7%
Q3 2006
2.3%
10.8%
29.7%
47.7%
9.4%
Q2 2006
2.3%
11.5%
29.3%
47.1%
9.7%
Q1 2006
2.5%
11.3%
29.2%
47.5%
9.5%
Q4 2005
2.2%
11.1%
29.5%
47.7%
9.5%
Q3 2005
2%
11.1%
29.6%
47.6%
9.7%
Q2 2005
2.3%
11.7%
29.6%
46.8%
9.6%
Q1 2005
2.3%
11.7%
29.2%
47.1%
9.7%
Q4 2004
2.3%
11.7%
29.5%
46.9%
9.6%
Q3 2004
2.2%
11.5%
29.8%
46.8%
9.7%
Q2 2004
2.4%
12.2%
29.6%
46.2%
9.5%
Q1 2004
2.5%
12.4%
29.8%
45.7%
9.6%
Q4 2003
2.5%
12.1%
29.7%
46.1%
9.6%
Q3 2003
2.4%
12%
29.4%
46.7%
9.6%
Q2 2003
2.4%
12.7%
29%
46.3%
9.7%
Q1 2003
2.5%
12.5%
29.2%
46.1%
9.7%
Q4 2002
2.4%
11.8%
29.2%
46.3%
10.3%
Q3 2002
2.3%
12%
29.1%
46.3%
10.3%
Q2 2002
2.4%
12.1%
29.4%
45.8%
10.3%
Q1 2002
2.5%
12.4%
29%
46.1%
10%
Q4 2001
2.5%
12.3%
28.9%
46.3%
10%
Q3 2001
2.4%
11.7%
29.1%
46.5%
10.3%
Q2 2001
2.6%
12.5%
28.9%
45.8%
10.2%
Q1 2001
2.8%
12.9%
28.5%
45.8%
9.9%
Q4 2000
2.7%
12.9%
28.7%
45.6%
10.1%
Q3 2000
2.6%
12.8%
28.6%
45.8%
10.1%
Q2 2000
2.8%
13.5%
28.1%
45.7%
10%
Q1 2000
3.2%
13.5%
28.1%
45.6%
9.7%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 13, 2024). Usual weekly hours of work for women in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024, by weekly hours [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280822/uk-weekly-hours-of-work-for-women-by-usual-hours/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Usual weekly hours of work for women in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024, by weekly hours." Chart. August 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280822/uk-weekly-hours-of-work-for-women-by-usual-hours/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Usual weekly hours of work for women in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 2nd quarter 2024, by weekly hours. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280822/uk-weekly-hours-of-work-for-women-by-usual-hours/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Usual Weekly Hours of Work for Women in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 2000 to 2nd Quarter 2024, by Weekly Hours." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280822/uk-weekly-hours-of-work-for-women-by-usual-hours/
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