As of May 2024, the average weekly number of hours worked by full-time workers in the United Kingdom was 36.7 hours. During this period, there is a dramatic drop observable between March and June 2020, when the average number of working hours fell sharply due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Average weekly hours of work for full-time workers in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to May 2024
Characteristic
Average weekly hours
May 24
36.7
Apr 24
36.6
Mar 24
36.6
Feb 24
36.9
Jan 24
36.7
Dec 23
36.4
Nov 23
36.3
Oct 23
36.2
Sep 23
36.2
Aug 23
36.3
Jul 23
36.4
Jun 23
36.5
May 23
36.6
Apr 23
36.7
Mar 23
36.6
Feb 23
36.6
Jan 23
36.5
Dec 22
36.4
Nov 22
36.3
Oct 22
36.3
Sep 22
36.3
Aug 22
36.5
Jul 22
36.4
Jun 22
36.4
May 22
36.5
Apr 22
36.5
Mar 22
36.6
Feb 22
36.6
Jan 22
36.4
Dec 21
36.2
Nov 21
36
Oct 21
36.1
Sep 21
36.1
Aug 21
36
Jul 21
35.8
Jun 21
35.5
May 21
35.2
Apr 21
34.6
Mar 21
34.1
Feb 21
34.3
Jan 21
34.4
Dec 20
34.7
Nov 20
34.6
Oct 20
33.9
Sep 20
32.9
Aug 20
31.9
Jul 20
30.8
Jun 20
30.5
May 20
31.4
Apr 20
33.9
Mar 20
36.3
Feb 20
36.9
Jan 20
36.9
Dec 19
36.9
Nov 19
37.1
Oct 19
37.3
Sep 19
37.3
Aug 19
37.3
Jul 19
37.2
Jun 19
37.3
May 19
37.4
Apr 19
37.4
Mar 19
37.5
Feb 19
37.4
Jan 19
37.2
Dec 18
37.1
Nov 18
37.1
Oct 18
37.3
Sep 18
37.3
Aug 18
37.3
Jul 18
37.1
Jun 18
37.1
May 18
37
Apr 18
36.9
Mar 18
37.1
Feb 18
37.2
Jan 18
37.3
Dec 17
37.2
Nov 17
37.2
Oct 17
37.2
Sep 17
37.3
Aug 17
37.4
Jul 17
37.5
Jun 17
37.6
May 17
37.5
Apr 17
37.6
Mar 17
37.5
Feb 17
37.6
Jan 17
37.6
Dec 16
37.5
Nov 16
37.4
Oct 16
37.2
Sep 16
37.4
Aug 16
37.3
Jul 16
37.4
Jun 16
37.4
May 16
37.5
Apr 16
37.6
Mar 16
37.6
Feb 16
37.5
Jan 16
37.6
Dec 15
37.7
Nov 15
37.6
Oct 15
37.4
Sep 15
37.3
Aug 15
37.3
Jul 15
37.3
Jun 15
37.4
May 15
37.5
Apr 15
37.4
Mar 15
37.4
Feb 15
37.4
Jan 15
37.5
Dec 14
37.6
Nov 14
37.7
Oct 14
37.7
Sep 14
37.6
Aug 14
37.6
Jul 14
37.7
Jun 14
37.7
May 14
37.6
Apr 14
37.6
Mar 14
37.5
Feb 14
37.5
Jan 14
37.4
Dec 13
37.5
Nov 13
37.6
Oct 13
37.6
Sep 13
37.7
Aug 13
37.6
Jul 13
37.6
Jun 13
37.5
May 13
37.5
Apr 13
37.5
Mar 13
37.5
Feb 13
37.5
Jan 13
37.5
Dec 12
37.4
Nov 12
37.3
Oct 12
37.6
Sep 12
37.6
Aug 12
37.2
Jul 12
37.1
Jun 12
37.2
May 12
37.4
Apr 12
37.2
Mar 12
37.3
Feb 12
37.3
Jan 12
37.2
Dec 11
37.1
Nov 11
37.1
Oct 11
37.2
Sep 11
37.1
Aug 11
37.1
Jul 11
37
Jun 11
36.7
May 11
36.7
Apr 11
36.8
Mar 11
37.2
Feb 11
37.3
Jan 11
37.3
Dec 10
37.4
Nov 10
37.1
Oct 10
37
Sep 10
37
Aug 10
37
Jul 10
37
Jun 10
37
May 10
36.9
Apr 10
36.9
Mar 10
37
Feb 10
37.2
Jan 10
36.9
Dec 09
36.8
Nov 09
36.9
Oct 09
37
Sep 09
36.8
Aug 09
36.5
Jul 09
36.7
Jun 09
36.9
May 09
36.9
Apr 09
36.7
Mar 09
36.6
Feb 09
36.8
Jan 09
36.9
Dec 08
37
Nov 08
36.9
Oct 08
37
Sep 08
37.1
Aug 08
37.3
Jul 08
37.2
Jun 08
36.9
May 08
37.1
Apr 08
37.2
Mar 08
37.4
Feb 08
37
Jan 08
36.9
Dec 07
37
Nov 07
37.1
Oct 07
37.2
Sep 07
37.2
Aug 07
37.3
Jul 07
37.3
Jun 07
37.3
May 07
37.2
Apr 07
37.2
Mar 07
37.3
Feb 07
37.3
Jan 07
37.3
Dec 06
37.2
Nov 06
37.1
Oct 06
37.2
Sep 06
37.1
Aug 06
37.1
Jul 06
37.1
Jun 06
37.1
May 06
37.2
Apr 06
37.1
Mar 06
37.2
Feb 06
37.3
Jan 06
37.3
Dec 05
37.3
Nov 05
37.3
Oct 05
37.2
Sep 05
37.3
Aug 05
37.1
Jul 05
37.2
Jun 05
37.2
May 05
37.2
Apr 05
37.3
Mar 05
37.3
Feb 05
37.4
Jan 05
37.4
Dec 04
37.5
Nov 04
37.4
Oct 04
37.3
Sep 04
37.2
Aug 04
37.1
Jul 04
37.1
Jun 04
37.2
May 04
37.3
Apr 04
37.4
Mar 04
37.4
Feb 04
37.2
Jan 04
37.1
Dec 03
37.2
Nov 03
37.2
Oct 03
37.4
Sep 03
37.4
Aug 03
37.5
Jul 03
37.5
Jun 03
37.4
May 03
37.4
Apr 03
37.5
Mar 03
37.5
Feb 03
37.3
Jan 03
37.3
Dec 02
37.3
Nov 02
37.5
Oct 02
37.6
Sep 02
37.7
Aug 02
37.3
Jul 02
37.5
Jun 02
37.4
May 02
37.9
Apr 02
37.7
Mar 02
37.7
Feb 02
37.6
Jan 02
37.6
Dec 01
37.7
Nov 01
37.8
Oct 01
37.8
Sep 01
37.9
Aug 01
37.9
Jul 01
38
Jun 01
38
May 01
38
Apr 01
38
Mar 01
37.9
Feb 01
38.1
Jan 01
38.2
Dec 00
38.1
Nov 00
37.9
Oct 00
37.8
Sep 00
37.9
Aug 00
38.1
Jul 00
37.9
Jun 00
38
May 00
37.9
Apr 00
38.2
Mar 00
37.6
Feb 00
37.9
Jan 00
37.9
Dec 99
38.3
Nov 99
38.2
Oct 99
38.2
Sep 99
38.2
Aug 99
38.2
Jul 99
38.2
Jun 99
38.2
May 99
38.2
Apr 99
38.2
Mar 99
38.3
Feb 99
38.3
Jan 99
38.3
Dec 98
38.2
Nov 98
38.5
Oct 98
38.5
Sep 98
38.5
Aug 98
38.4
Jul 98
38.4
Jun 98
38.6
May 98
38.6
Apr 98
38.7
Mar 98
38.6
Feb 98
38.5
Jan 98
38.6
Dec 97
38.5
Nov 97
38.7
Oct 97
38.7
Sep 97
38.6
Aug 97
38.5
Jul 97
38.5
Jun 97
38.6
May 97
38.7
Apr 97
38.8
Mar 97
38.6
Feb 97
38.5
Jan 97
38.5
Dec 96
38.6
Nov 96
38.7
Oct 96
38.7
Sep 96
38.7
Aug 96
38.7
Jul 96
38.8
Jun 96
38.7
May 96
38.7
Apr 96
38.6
Mar 96
38.7
Feb 96
38.6
Jan 96
38.7
Dec 95
38.6
Nov 95
38.5
Oct 95
38.4
Sep 95
38.5
Aug 95
38.5
Jul 95
38.6
Jun 95
38.5
May 95
38.7
Apr 95
38.6
Mar 95
38.6
Feb 95
38.7
Jan 95
38.8
Dec 94
38.8
Nov 94
38.5
Oct 94
38.5
Sep 94
38.5
Aug 94
38.5
Jul 94
38.3
Jun 94
38.4
May 94
38.4
Apr 94
38.5
Mar 94
38.3
Feb 94
38.3
Jan 94
38.1
Dec 93
38.2
Nov 93
38
Oct 93
38.2
Sep 93
38.2
Aug 93
38.2
Jul 93
38.2
Jun 93
38.1
May 93
38.1
Apr 93
38.1
Mar 93
38.2
Feb 93
38.2
Jan 93
38.2
Dec 92
38.1
Nov 92
38.2
Oct 92
38
Sep 92
38.1
Aug 92
38.1
Jul 92
38.1
Jun 92
38.2
May 92
38.1
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 18, 2024). Average weekly hours of work for full-time workers in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to May 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280763/average-working-hours-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average weekly hours of work for full-time workers in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to May 2024." Chart. July 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280763/average-working-hours-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Average weekly hours of work for full-time workers in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to May 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280763/average-working-hours-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average Weekly Hours of Work for Full-time Workers in The United Kingdom from May 1992 to May 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280763/average-working-hours-uk/
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