There were just under 8.5 million part-time workers in the United Kingdom in the three months to October 2024, compared with a peak of 8.78 million part-time workers in June 2019.
Number of part-time workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of workers in thousands
Oct 24
8,487
Sep 24
8,505
Aug 24
8,543
Jul 24
8,395
Jun 24
8,380
May 24
8,308
Apr 24
8,327
Mar 24
8,228
Feb 24
8,305
Jan 24
8,285
Dec 23
8,381
Nov 23
8,422
Oct 23
8,512
Sep 23
8,537
Aug 23
8,564
Jul 23
8,612
Jun 23
8,681
May 23
8,642
Apr 23
8,605
Mar 23
8,617
Feb 23
8,549
Jan 23
8,511
Dec 22
8,438
Nov 22
8,350
Oct 22
8,280
Sep 22
8,245
Aug 22
8,242
Jul 22
8,277
Jun 22
8,302
May 22
8,329
Apr 22
8,264
Mar 22
8,249
Feb 22
8,221
Jan 22
8,250
Dec 21
8,204
Nov 21
8,223
Oct 21
8,189
Sep 21
8,141
Aug 21
8,077
Jul 21
7,935
Jun 21
7,918
May 21
7,844
Apr 21
7,808
Mar 21
7,849
Feb 21
7,931
Jan 21
7,950
Dec 20
8,011
Nov 20
8,032
Oct 20
8,046
Sep 20
8,124
Aug 20
8,221
Jul 20
8,310
Jun 20
8,332
May 20
8,485
Apr 20
8,637
Mar 20
8,707
Feb 20
8,704
Jan 20
8,599
Dec 19
8,611
Nov 19
8,616
Oct 19
8,632
Sep 19
8,626
Aug 19
8,622
Jul 19
8,674
Jun 19
8,782
May 19
8,749
Apr 19
8,640
Mar 19
8,619
Feb 19
8,575
Jan 19
8,596
Dec 18
8,562
Nov 18
8,534
Oct 18
8,526
Sep 18
8,503
Aug 18
8,513
Jul 18
8,540
Jun 18
8,541
May 18
8,554
Apr 18
8,642
Mar 18
8,604
Feb 18
8,590
Jan 18
8,547
Dec 17
8,545
Nov 17
8,572
Oct 17
8,559
Sep 17
8,568
Aug 17
8,561
Jul 17
8,554
Jun 17
8,510
May 17
8,497
Apr 17
8,456
Mar 17
8,460
Feb 17
8,453
Jan 17
8,516
Dec 16
8,545
Nov 16
8,546
Oct 16
8,559
Sep 16
8,557
Aug 16
8,576
Jul 16
8,524
Jun 16
8,564
May 16
8,539
Apr 16
8,513
Mar 16
8,478
Feb 16
8,479
Jan 16
8,506
Dec 15
8,459
Nov 15
8,460
Oct 15
8,446
Sep 15
8,439
Aug 15
8,366
Jul 15
8,387
Jun 15
8,317
May 15
8,302
Apr 15
8,346
Mar 15
8,387
Feb 15
8,378
Jan 15
8,312
Dec 14
8,312
Nov 14
8,285
Oct 14
8,261
Sep 14
8,267
Aug 14
8,279
Jul 14
8,308
Jun 14
8,305
May 14
8,291
Apr 14
8,264
Mar 14
8,255
Feb 14
8,249
Jan 14
8,164
Dec 13
8,151
Nov 13
8,191
Oct 13
8,226
Sep 13
8,162
Aug 13
8,131
Jul 13
8,127
Jun 13
8,169
May 13
8,136
Apr 13
8,160
Mar 13
8,105
Feb 13
8,116
Jan 13
8,138
Dec 12
8,172
Nov 12
8,184
Oct 12
8,185
Sep 12
8,191
Aug 12
8,213
Jul 12
8,202
Jun 12
8,154
May 12
8,089
Apr 12
8,081
Mar 12
8,082
Feb 12
8,036
Jan 12
7,982
Dec 11
7,977
Nov 11
7,945
Oct 11
7,900
Sep 11
7,873
Aug 11
7,858
Jul 11
7,893
Jun 11
7,971
May 11
8,016
Apr 11
8,021
Mar 11
8,005
Feb 11
8,009
Jan 11
8,004
Dec 10
7,999
Nov 10
8,001
Oct 10
8,019
Sep 10
8,044
Aug 10
8,025
Jul 10
7,991
Jun 10
7,891
May 10
7,878
Apr 10
7,827
Mar 10
7,778
Feb 10
7,743
Jan 10
7,766
Dec 09
7,753
Nov 09
7,748
Oct 09
7,734
Sep 09
7,681
Aug 09
7,630
Jul 09
7,606
Jun 09
7,609
May 09
7,570
Apr 09
7,557
Mar 09
7,598
Feb 09
7,586
Jan 09
7,587
Dec 08
7,578
Nov 08
7,597
Oct 08
7,525
Sep 08
7,519
Aug 08
7,531
Jul 08
7,526
Jun 08
7,533
May 08
7,522
Apr 08
7,546
Mar 08
7,549
Feb 08
7,546
Jan 08
7,531
Dec 07
7,501
Nov 07
7,472
Oct 07
7,433
Sep 07
7,431
Aug 07
7,428
Jul 07
7,431
Jun 07
7,420
May 07
7,419
Apr 07
7,435
Mar 07
7,438
Feb 07
7,427
Jan 07
7,449
Dec 06
7,466
Nov 06
7,459
Oct 06
7,480
Sep 06
7,421
Aug 06
7,402
Jul 06
7,371
Jun 06
7,360
May 06
7,319
Apr 06
7,328
Mar 06
7,344
Feb 06
7,309
Jan 06
7,274
Dec 05
7,257
Nov 05
7,276
Oct 05
7,288
Sep 05
7,303
Aug 05
7,311
Jul 05
7,335
Jun 05
7,333
May 05
7,327
Apr 05
7,287
Mar 05
7,280
Feb 05
7,284
Jan 05
7,296
Dec 04
7,297
Nov 04
7,299
Oct 04
7,312
Sep 04
7,342
Aug 04
7,355
Jul 04
7,357
Jun 04
7,360
May 04
7,384
Apr 04
7,390
Mar 04
7,413
Feb 04
7,389
Jan 04
7,361
Dec 03
7,317
Nov 03
7,295
Oct 03
7,299
Sep 03
7,279
Aug 03
7,275
Jul 03
7,257
Jun 03
7,270
May 03
7,279
Apr 03
7,263
Mar 03
7,224
Feb 03
7,181
Jan 03
7,149
Dec 02
7,159
Nov 02
7,180
Oct 02
7,211
Sep 02
7,156
Aug 02
7,157
Jul 02
7,112
Jun 02
7,130
May 02
7,060
Apr 02
7,038
Mar 02
7,010
Feb 02
7,019
Jan 02
7,027
Dec 01
7,021
Nov 01
6,998
Oct 01
6,956
Sep 01
6,943
Aug 01
6,934
Jul 01
6,982
Jun 01
6,983
May 01
6,979
Apr 01
6,971
Mar 01
7,004
Feb 01
7,006
Jan 01
7,022
Dec 00
6,984
Nov 00
6,994
Oct 00
6,986
Sep 00
7,026
Aug 00
7,007
Jul 00
6,979
Jun 00
6,945
May 00
6,921
Apr 00
6,919
Mar 00
6,912
Feb 00
6,896
Jan 00
6,844
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 17, 2024). Number of part-time workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/621607/number-of-part-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of part-time workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621607/number-of-part-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of part-time workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621607/number-of-part-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Part-time Workers in The United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621607/number-of-part-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of part-time workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621607/number-of-part-time-workers-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of part-time workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to October 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/621607/number-of-part-time-workers-in-the-uk/