Overall weekly hours worked in the UK 1971-2024, by gender
As of the second quarter of 2024, men in the UK collectively worked approximately 604.2 million hours per week, and women 455.3 hours per week.
Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 2nd quarter 2024, by gender (in million hours worked)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 13, 2024). Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 2nd quarter 2024, by gender (in million hours worked) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/280749/weekly-hours-of-work-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 2nd quarter 2024, by gender (in million hours worked)." Chart. August 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/280749/weekly-hours-of-work-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 2nd quarter 2024, by gender (in million hours worked). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/280749/weekly-hours-of-work-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Overall Weekly Hours Worked for All Employees in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 1971 to 2nd Quarter 2024, by Gender (in Million Hours Worked)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/280749/weekly-hours-of-work-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 2nd quarter 2024, by gender (in million hours worked) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/280749/weekly-hours-of-work-in-the-uk-by-gender/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Overall weekly hours worked for all employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1971 to 2nd quarter 2024, by gender (in million hours worked) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/280749/weekly-hours-of-work-in-the-uk-by-gender/