United Kingdom - Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in United Kingdom was 56.23 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 61.50 in 1987, while its lowest value was 56.23 in 2019.

Definition: Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1983 57.82
1984 61.36
1985 59.33
1986 60.10
1987 61.50
1988 58.67
1989 59.92
1990 60.39
1991 58.89
1992 60.39
1993 59.61
1994 59.83
1995 59.70
1996 59.88
1997 60.68
1998 60.78
1999 59.17
2000 60.47
2001 59.04
2002 58.90
2003 59.46
2004 59.61
2005 58.27
2006 57.94
2007 57.94
2008 58.46
2009 58.68
2010 59.49
2011 59.42
2012 58.47
2013 58.10
2014 57.26
2015 57.89
2016 57.32
2017 57.08
2018 57.03
2019 56.23

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: More and more women are working part-time and one of the concern is that part time work does not provide the stability that full time work does.

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity