United Kingdom Average Weekly Hours

Average Weekly Hours in the United Kingdom decreased to 32 Hours in October from 32.20 Hours in September of 2018. Average Weekly Hours in the United Kingdom averaged 32.37 Hours from 1992 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 33.50 Hours in November of 1994 and a record low of 31.30 Hours in April of 2011.

Average Weekly Hours in the United Kingdom is expected to be 32.20 Hours by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Average Weekly Hours in the United Kingdom to stand at 32.30 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Average Weekly Hours is projected to trend around 32.30 Hours in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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United Kingdom Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	4.00	4.00	12.00	3.40	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	32597.00	32535.00	32597.00	23630.00	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	1010.70	996.50	3090.00	422.60	Thousand	[+]
Part Time Employment	8562.00	8514.00	8636.00	5995.00	Thousand	[+]
Full Time Employment	24035.00	24021.00	24035.00	19136.00	Thousand	[+]
Employment Rate	75.80	75.80	75.80	65.60	percent	[+]
Claimant Count Change	14.20	20.20	142.80	-98.50	Thousand	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	79.10	79.00	79.10	74.10	percent	[+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.10	1.00	4.30	0.90	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	11.50	11.40	22.30	9.70	percent	[+]
Productivity	101.60	101.40	101.90	43.10	Index Points	[+]
Labour Costs	104.80	103.90	104.80	20.70	Index Points	[+]
Job Vacancies	870.00	855.00	870.00	432.00	Thousand	[+]
Wages	527.00	527.00	527.00	300.00	GBP/Week	[+]
Wage Growth	3.40	3.40	6.60	-2.60	percent	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	607.00	605.00	607.00	356.00	GBP/Week	[+]
Minimum Wages	8.21	7.83	8.21	5.05	GBP/Hour	[+]
Population	66.19	65.81	66.19	52.20	Million	[+]
Retirement Age Women	65.50	65.00	65.50	60.00		[+]
Retirement Age Men	65.50	65.00	65.50	65.00		[+]
Living Wage Family	1300.00	1230.00	1300.00	1180.00	GBP/Month	[+]
Living Wage Individual	895.00	850.00	900.00	785.00	GBP/Month	[+]
Wages Low Skilled	1320.00	1180.00	1320.00	1180.00	GBP/Month	[+]
Wages High Skilled	2330.00	2110.00	2460.00	2110.00	GBP/Month	[+]
Average Weekly Hours	32.00	32.20	33.50	31.30	Hours	[+]
Employment Change	167.00	141.00	307.00	-279.00	Thousand	[+]

In the UK, average weekly hours refer to the total weekly hours worked divided by the employees paid for those hours, including full time and part time employees. This page provides - United Kingdom Average Weekly Hours- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United Kingdom Average Weekly Hours - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2019.