Number of part-time workers in the UK 2000-2025
There were around 8.6 million part-time workers in the United Kingdom in the third quarter of 2025, compared with a peak of 8.8 million part-time workers in the third quarter of 2019.
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Number of part-time workers in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2025 (in 1,000s)
7,0007,5008,0008,5009,0006,500
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 11, 2025). Number of part-time workers in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 16, 2025, 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 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2025 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 11, 2025. Statista. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621607/number-of-part-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Number of part-time workers in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2025 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 16, 2025. 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 1st Quarter 2000 to 3rd Quarter 2025 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2025, 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 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2025 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621607/number-of-part-time-workers-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 16, 2025)
Number of part-time workers in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 11, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/621607/number-of-part-time-workers-in-the-uk/
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