UK average working hours 2024

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As of March 2024, the average weekly number of hours worked by full-time workers in the United Kingdom was 36.6 hours. During this period, there is a dramatic drop observable between March and June 2020, when the average number of working hours fell sharply due to the impact of the COVID-19pandemic.

Average weekly hours of work for full-time workers in the United Kingdom from May 1992 to March 2024

Characteristic	Average weekly hours
Mar 24	36.6
Feb 24	36.9
Jan 24	36.7
Dec 23	36.4
Nov 23	36.3
Oct 23	36.2
Sep 23	36.2
Aug 23	36.3
Jul 23	36.4
Jun 23	36.5
May 23	36.6
Apr 23	36.7
Mar 23	36.6
Feb 23	36.6
Jan 23	36.5
Dec 22	36.4
Nov 22	36.3
Oct 22	36.3
Sep 22	36.3
Aug 22	36.5
Jul 22	36.4
Jun 22	36.4
May 22	36.5
Apr 22	36.5
Mar 22	36.6
Feb 22	36.6
Jan 22	36.4
Dec 21	36.2
Nov 21	36
Oct 21	36.1
Sep 21	36.1
Aug 21	36
Jul 21	35.8
Jun 21	35.5
May 21	35.2
Apr 21	34.6
Mar 21	34.1
Feb 21	34.3
Jan 21	34.4
Dec 20	34.7
Nov 20	34.6
Oct 20	33.9
Sep 20	32.9
Aug 20	31.9
Jul 20	30.8
Jun 20	30.5
May 20	31.4
Apr 20	33.9
Mar 20	36.3
Feb 20	36.9
Jan 20	36.9
Dec 19	36.9
Nov 19	37.1
Oct 19	37.3
Sep 19	37.3
Aug 19	37.3
Jul 19	37.2
Jun 19	37.3
May 19	37.4
Apr 19	37.4
Mar 19	37.5
Feb 19	37.4
Jan 19	37.2
Dec 18	37.1
Nov 18	37.1
Oct 18	37.3
Sep 18	37.3
Aug 18	37.3
Jul 18	37.1
Jun 18	37.1
May 18	37
Apr 18	36.9
Mar 18	37.1
Feb 18	37.2
Jan 18	37.3
Dec 17	37.2
Nov 17	37.2
Oct 17	37.2
Sep 17	37.3
Aug 17	37.4
Jul 17	37.5
Jun 17	37.6
May 17	37.5
Apr 17	37.6
Mar 17	37.5
Feb 17	37.6
Jan 17	37.6
Dec 16	37.5
Nov 16	37.4
Oct 16	37.2
Sep 16	37.4
Aug 16	37.3
Jul 16	37.4
Jun 16	37.4
May 16	37.5
Apr 16	37.6
Mar 16	37.6
Feb 16	37.5
Jan 16	37.6
Dec 15	37.7
Nov 15	37.6
Oct 15	37.4
Sep 15	37.3
Aug 15	37.3
Jul 15	37.3
Jun 15	37.4
May 15	37.5
Apr 15	37.4
Mar 15	37.4
Feb 15	37.4
Jan 15	37.5
Dec 14	37.6
Nov 14	37.7
Oct 14	37.7
Sep 14	37.6
Aug 14	37.6
Jul 14	37.7
Jun 14	37.7
May 14	37.6
Apr 14	37.6
Mar 14	37.5
Feb 14	37.5
Jan 14	37.4
Dec 13	37.5
Nov 13	37.6
Oct 13	37.6
Sep 13	37.7
Aug 13	37.6
Jul 13	37.6
Jun 13	37.5
May 13	37.5
Apr 13	37.5
Mar 13	37.5
Feb 13	37.5
Jan 13	37.5
Dec 12	37.4
Nov 12	37.3
Oct 12	37.6
Sep 12	37.6
Aug 12	37.2
Jul 12	37.1
Jun 12	37.2
May 12	37.4
Apr 12	37.2
Mar 12	37.3
Feb 12	37.3
Jan 12	37.2
Dec 11	37.1
Nov 11	37.1
Oct 11	37.2
Sep 11	37.1
Aug 11	37.1
Jul 11	37
Jun 11	36.7
May 11	36.7
Apr 11	36.8
Mar 11	37.2
Feb 11	37.3
Jan 11	37.3
Dec 10	37.4
Nov 10	37.1
Oct 10	37
Sep 10	37
Aug 10	37
Jul 10	37
Jun 10	37
May 10	36.9
Apr 10	36.9
Mar 10	37
Feb 10	37.2
Jan 10	36.9
Dec 09	36.8
Nov 09	36.9
Oct 09	37
Sep 09	36.8
Aug 09	36.5
Jul 09	36.7
Jun 09	36.9
May 09	36.9
Apr 09	36.7
Mar 09	36.6
Feb 09	36.8
Jan 09	36.9
Dec 08	37
Nov 08	36.9
Oct 08	37
Sep 08	37.1
Aug 08	37.3
Jul 08	37.2
Jun 08	36.9
May 08	37.1
Apr 08	37.2
Mar 08	37.4
Feb 08	37
Jan 08	36.9
Dec 07	37
Nov 07	37.1
Oct 07	37.2
Sep 07	37.2
Aug 07	37.3
Jul 07	37.3
Jun 07	37.3
May 07	37.2
Apr 07	37.2
Mar 07	37.3
Feb 07	37.3
Jan 07	37.3
Dec 06	37.2
Nov 06	37.1
Oct 06	37.2
Sep 06	37.1
Aug 06	37.1
Jul 06	37.1
Jun 06	37.1
May 06	37.2
Apr 06	37.1
Mar 06	37.2
Feb 06	37.3
Jan 06	37.3
Dec 05	37.3
Nov 05	37.3
Oct 05	37.2
Sep 05	37.3
Aug 05	37.1
Jul 05	37.2
Jun 05	37.2
May 05	37.2
Apr 05	37.3
Mar 05	37.3
Feb 05	37.4
Jan 05	37.4
Dec 04	37.5
Nov 04	37.4
Oct 04	37.3
Sep 04	37.2
Aug 04	37.1
Jul 04	37.1
Jun 04	37.2
May 04	37.3
Apr 04	37.4
Mar 04	37.4
Feb 04	37.2
Jan 04	37.1
Dec 03	37.2
Nov 03	37.2
Oct 03	37.4
Sep 03	37.4
Aug 03	37.5
Jul 03	37.5
Jun 03	37.4
May 03	37.4
Apr 03	37.5
Mar 03	37.5
Feb 03	37.3
Jan 03	37.3
Dec 02	37.3
Nov 02	37.5
Oct 02	37.6
Sep 02	37.7
Aug 02	37.3
Jul 02	37.5
Jun 02	37.4
May 02	37.9
Apr 02	37.7
Mar 02	37.7
Feb 02	37.6
Jan 02	37.6
Dec 01	37.7
Nov 01	37.8
Oct 01	37.8
Sep 01	37.9
Aug 01	37.9
Jul 01	38
Jun 01	38
May 01	38
Apr 01	38
Mar 01	37.9
Feb 01	38.1
Jan 01	38.2
Dec 00	38.1
Nov 00	37.9
Oct 00	37.8
Sep 00	37.9
Aug 00	38.1
Jul 00	37.9
Jun 00	38
May 00	37.9
Apr 00	38.2
Mar 00	37.6
Feb 00	37.9
Jan 00	37.9
Dec 99	38.3
Nov 99	38.2
Oct 99	38.2
Sep 99	38.2
Aug 99	38.2
Jul 99	38.2
Jun 99	38.2
May 99	38.2
Apr 99	38.2
Mar 99	38.3
Feb 99	38.3
Jan 99	38.3
Dec 98	38.2
Nov 98	38.5
Oct 98	38.5
Sep 98	38.5
Aug 98	38.4
Jul 98	38.4
Jun 98	38.6
May 98	38.6
Apr 98	38.7
Mar 98	38.6
Feb 98	38.5
Jan 98	38.6
Dec 97	38.5
Nov 97	38.7
Oct 97	38.7
Sep 97	38.6
Aug 97	38.5
Jul 97	38.5
Jun 97	38.6
May 97	38.7
Apr 97	38.8
Mar 97	38.6
Feb 97	38.5
Jan 97	38.5
Dec 96	38.6
Nov 96	38.7
Oct 96	38.7
Sep 96	38.7
Aug 96	38.7
Jul 96	38.8
Jun 96	38.7
May 96	38.7
Apr 96	38.6
Mar 96	38.7
Feb 96	38.6
Jan 96	38.7
Dec 95	38.6
Nov 95	38.5
Oct 95	38.4
Sep 95	38.5
Aug 95	38.5
Jul 95	38.6
Jun 95	38.5
May 95	38.7
Apr 95	38.6
Mar 95	38.6
Feb 95	38.7
Jan 95	38.8
Dec 94	38.8
Nov 94	38.5
Oct 94	38.5
Sep 94	38.5
Aug 94	38.5
Jul 94	38.3
Jun 94	38.4
May 94	38.4
Apr 94	38.5
Mar 94	38.3
Feb 94	38.3
Jan 94	38.1
Dec 93	38.2
Nov 93	38
Oct 93	38.2
Sep 93	38.2
Aug 93	38.2
Jul 93	38.2
Jun 93	38.1
May 93	38.1
Apr 93	38.1
Mar 93	38.2
Feb 93	38.2
Jan 93	38.2
Dec 92	38.1
Nov 92	38.2
Oct 92	38
Sep 92	38.1
Aug 92	38.1
Jul 92	38.1
Jun 92	38.2
May 92	38.1

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Release date

May 2024

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

May 1992 to March 2024

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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