Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Work on weekends by professional status and occupation was 29.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in United Kingdom, 2000–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for work on weekends by professional status and occupation in United Kingdom is 29.6%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, work on weekends by professional status and occupation in United Kingdom peaked at 32.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2007.
United Kingdom ranks 10th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.7% | — |
| 2001 | 23.4% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | +39.8% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +39.8% | 22.6% | 31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 20.1% | 24.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 21.7% | 32.0% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is work on weekends by professional status and occupation in United Kingdom?
- Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in United Kingdom was 29.6% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest work on weekends by professional status and occupation recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest work on weekends by professional status and occupation recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2007.
- How does United Kingdom rank for work on weekends by professional status and occupation?
- United Kingdom ranks 10th out of 44 countries with data for 2019.
- Is work on weekends by professional status and occupation rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Work on weekends by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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