UK usual weekly hours of work 2024

As of the third quarter of 2024, approximately 59.3 percent of people in employment in the United Kingdom had a weekly working week of between 31 and 45 hours, compared with 14.3 percent who worked more than 45 hours.

Usual weekly hours of work for people in employment in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024, by hours worked

Characteristic	Less than 6 hours	6 up to 15 hours	16 up to 30 hours	31 up to 45 hours	Over 45 hours
Q3 2024	1.3%	6%	19%	59.3%	14.3%
Q2 2024	1.4%	6.1%	18.8%	59.1%	14.7%
Q1 2024	1.2%	6%	18.7%	59.3%	14.7%
Q4 2023	1.2%	6.1%	18.8%	59.4%	14.5%
Q3 2023	1.2%	6.2%	18.5%	59.6%	14.5%
Q2 2023	1.3%	6.4%	18.6%	59%	14.7%
Q1 2023	1.4%	6.2%	18.5%	58.9%	14.9%
Q4 2022	1.3%	6.1%	18.8%	58.7%	15.2%
Q3 2022	1.2%	6.1%	18.4%	58.5%	15.8%
Q2 2022	1.3%	6.2%	18.5%	58.1%	15.9%
Q1 2022	1.2%	6.3%	18.7%	58.1%	15.8%
Q4 2021	1.2%	5.9%	18.8%	57.8%	16.4%
Q3 2021	1.2%	5.9%	18.7%	57.7%	16.5%
Q2 2021	1.2%	5.9%	18.6%	57.8%	16.4%
Q1 2021	1.2%	5.8%	18.9%	57.7%	16.4%
Q4 2020	1.2%	5.9%	19.1%	57.4%	16.4%
Q3 2020	1.1%	5.9%	19.1%	57.4%	16.5%
Q2 2020	1.3%	6.1%	19.3%	56%	17.3%
Q1 2020	1.6%	6.5%	19.3%	55%	17.6%
Q4 2019	1.4%	6.3%	19.2%	54.7%	18.3%
Q3 2019	1.4%	6.2%	19.7%	54.1%	18.6%
Q2 2019	1.5%	6.5%	19.9%	53.8%	18.3%
Q1 2019	1.4%	6.3%	20.1%	53.7%	18.4%
Q4 2018	1.4%	6.4%	19.8%	54.2%	18.2%
Q3 2018	1.3%	6.2%	19.9%	54.4%	18.2%
Q2 2018	1.4%	6.5%	20%	54%	18.2%
Q1 2018	1.4%	6.6%	20%	53.8%	18.2%
Q4 2017	1.4%	6.5%	20%	53.3%	18.9%
Q3 2017	1.3%	6.3%	20.4%	53.2%	18.8%
Q2 2017	1.4%	6.6%	19.9%	53%	19.1%
Q1 2017	1.5%	6.7%	19.9%	52.9%	18.9%
Q4 2016	1.4%	6.6%	20.1%	52.6%	19.3%
Q3 2016	1.4%	6.5%	20.2%	52.4%	19.5%
Q2 2016	1.5%	6.7%	20%	51.8%	19.9%
Q1 2016	1.5%	6.6%	20.3%	52.2%	19.4%
Q4 2015	1.5%	6.5%	20.1%	51.9%	20%
Q3 2015	1.6%	6.3%	20.1%	52.3%	19.8%
Q2 2015	1.6%	6.3%	20.1%	52.1%	19.8%
Q1 2015	1.6%	6.5%	20.1%	52.2%	19.6%
Q4 2014	1.4%	6.8%	19.7%	52.2%	19.9%
Q3 2014	1.4%	6.6%	19.8%	52.2%	20%
Q2 2014	1.6%	6.9%	20%	51.6%	20%
Q1 2014	1.6%	6.9%	20%	51.8%	19.7%
Q4 2013	1.6%	6.7%	20%	52%	19.7%
Q3 2013	1.5%	6.6%	20.3%	51.8%	19.8%
Q2 2013	1.5%	7%	20.2%	51.5%	19.6%
Q1 2013	1.6%	7.1%	20.2%	51.9%	19.1%
Q4 2012	1.6%	7.1%	20.2%	51.9%	19.2%
Q3 2012	1.6%	6.8%	20.3%	51.8%	19.5%
Q2 2012	1.6%	7.1%	20.3%	51.5%	19.4%
Q1 2012	1.6%	7.2%	20.3%	51.8%	19.1%
Q4 2011	1.6%	6.9%	20.3%	51.9%	19.4%
Q3 2011	1.5%	6.6%	19.9%	52.7%	19.3%
Q2 2011	1.7%	6.9%	19.9%	52.5%	19%
Q1 2011	1.7%	6.7%	20.1%	52.3%	19.1%
Q4 2010	1.6%	6.9%	19.9%	52.5%	19.1%
Q3 2010	1.5%	6.9%	19.9%	52.5%	19.2%
Q2 2010	1.5%	7.1%	19.7%	52.6%	19.2%
Q1 2010	1.6%	7.2%	19.3%	52.9%	19%
Q4 2009	1.5%	7%	19.1%	53.1%	19.3%
Q3 2009	1.4%	6.8%	19.2%	53.5%	19.2%
Q2 2009	1.6%	7%	19%	53.3%	19.1%
Q1 2009	1.5%	7%	18.7%	53.8%	19%
Q4 2008	1.5%	6.7%	18.5%	53.5%	19.8%
Q3 2008	1.3%	6.5%	18.1%	53.8%	20.2%
Q2 2008	1.5%	6.8%	17.9%	53.3%	20.5%
Q1 2008	1.5%	7%	17.9%	53.2%	20.4%
Q4 2007	1.4%	7%	17.7%	53.2%	20.7%
Q3 2007	1.3%	6.6%	17.8%	53.5%	20.7%
Q2 2007	1.4%	7%	17.7%	53%	20.8%
Q1 2007	1.6%	7%	17.9%	53.5%	20%
Q4 2006	1.5%	7.2%	17.7%	53.1%	20.5%
Q3 2006	1.4%	6.7%	17.9%	53.8%	20.2%
Q2 2006	1.4%	7.2%	17.6%	53.1%	20.6%
Q1 2006	1.6%	7.1%	17.6%	53.6%	20.2%
Q4 2005	1.4%	6.9%	17.7%	53.3%	20.7%
Q3 2005	1.3%	6.7%	17.7%	53.2%	21.1%
Q2 2005	1.5%	7.2%	17.7%	52.6%	21%
Q1 2005	1.5%	7.2%	17.5%	52.9%	20.9%
Q4 2004	1.4%	7.1%	17.6%	52.4%	21.4%
Q3 2004	1.4%	6.9%	17.8%	52.4%	21.6%
Q2 2004	1.5%	7.4%	17.6%	52%	21.4%
Q1 2004	1.5%	7.6%	17.6%	51.8%	21.4%
Q4 2003	1.5%	7.4%	17.4%	51.8%	21.8%
Q3 2003	1.5%	7.2%	17.2%	51.9%	22.2%
Q2 2003	1.5%	7.6%	17.3%	51.3%	22.3%
Q1 2003	1.6%	7.7%	17.2%	51.4%	22.1%
Q4 2002	1.5%	7.3%	17.1%	51.1%	23%
Q3 2002	1.4%	7.2%	17%	51.2%	23.2%
Q2 2002	1.5%	7.5%	17%	51%	23.1%
Q1 2002	1.6%	7.5%	16.7%	51.3%	22.9%
Q4 2001	1.5%	7.4%	16.6%	50.9%	23.5%
Q3 2001	1.4%	6.9%	16.7%	51%	24%
Q2 2001	1.5%	7.5%	16.5%	50.6%	23.9%
Q1 2001	1.7%	7.7%	16.3%	50.5%	23.7%
Q4 2000	1.6%	7.5%	16.5%	50.3%	24.1%
Q3 2000	1.6%	7.4%	16.3%	50.5%	24.1%
Q2 2000	1.7%	8%	16.1%	50%	24.2%
Q1 2000	1.9%	8%	16%	50.4%	23.6%