Overall weekly hours worked in the UK 2000-2024, by gender
As of the fourth quarter of 2024, men in the UK collectively worked approximately 613.6 million hours per week, and women 464.2 million hours per week.
Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, by gender (in million hours worked)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 18, 2025). Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, by gender (in million hours worked) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2025, 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 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, by gender (in million hours worked)." Chart. February 18, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280749/weekly-hours-of-work-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, by gender (in million hours worked). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2025. 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 2000 to 4th Quarter 2024, by Gender (in Million Hours Worked)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2025, 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 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, 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 01, 2025)
Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, by gender (in million hours worked) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 18, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280749/weekly-hours-of-work-in-the-uk-by-gender/
