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 three months to March 2025, 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 March 2025 (in 1,000s)
6,5007,0007,5008,0008,5009,000
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 13, 2025). Number of part-time workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to March 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 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 January 2000 to March 2025 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 13, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 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 January 2000 to March 2025 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 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 January 2000 to March 2025 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 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 January 2000 to March 2025 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621607/number-of-part-time-workers-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 16, 2025)
Number of part-time workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to March 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 13, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/621607/number-of-part-time-workers-in-the-uk/
