In 2019, the employment rate for men aged between 16 and 64 in the United Kingdom was 80.3 percent, 8.3 percent higher than that for women of the same age group on 72 percent. By comparison the employment rate gap in 2000 was 13.3 percent, with 79.2 percent on men employed, but just 65.9 percent for women.
Employment rate in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2019, by gender
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Other statistics that may interest you Labor market in the UK
Employment
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- Basic Statistic Number of people employed in the UK 1971-2024
- Basic Statistic Employment rate in the UK 1971-2024
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Unemployment
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- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the UK 1971-2024
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- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the UK 1971-2024, by gender
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Labor force
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- Basic Statistic Overall weekly hours worked in the UK 1971-2024
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Wages and earnings
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- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1999-2023
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 1999-2023, by gender
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International Comparisons
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- Premium Statistic Number of employees worldwide 1991-2024
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Employment rate in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2019, by gender [Graph], GOV.UK, & Office for National Statistics (UK), February 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/379710/employment-rate-uk-gender/