Period, quarters Part-time Full-time Total Not classifieda Employed persons together
male female subtotal male female subtotal
2009 Q1 69.5 119.5 188.9 1,944.6 1,599.8 3,544.4 3,733.4 143.7 3,877.0
Q2 79.6 129.8 209.5 1,960.0 1,594.6 3,554.5 3,764.0 146.4 3,910.4
Q3 86.8 134.0 220.7 1,941.1 1,586.6 3,527.8 3,748.5 150.9 3,899.4
Q4 83.8 128.4 212.2 1,934.9 1,598.4 3,533.3 3,745.4 145.6 3,891.1
2010 Q1 74.3 134.7 209.0 1,877.9 1,591.9 3,469.8 3,678.7 143.0 3,821.8
Q2 75.0 139.0 214.0 1,913.8 1,601.0 3,514.9 3,728.9 142.0 3,870.9
Q3 83.2 145.4 228.7 1,936.2 1,606.3 3,542.5 3,771.2 136.6 3,907.8
Q4 83.6 144.0 227.6 1,926.2 1,597.0 3,523.2 3,750.8 144.0 3,894.7
2011 Q1 82.3 147.6 229.8 1,886.9 1,568.7 3,455.6 3,685.4 146.6 3,831.9
Q2 101.5 159.9 261.4 1,920.9 1,576.8 3,497.8 3,759.2 141.7 3,900.8
Q3 104.6 164.1 268.8 1,946.2 1,583.5 3,529.8 3,798.6 143.7 3,942.2
Q4 100.0 163.0 263.0 1,941.5 1,588.5 3,529.9 3,793.0 143.9 3,936.9
2012 Q1 92.0 160.9 252.9 1,906.6 1,575.7 3,482.3 3,735.2 135.1 3,870.3
Q2 95.8 170.9 266.7 1,946.6 1,608.3 3,554.9 3,821.6 128.7 3,950.3
Q3 97.9 182.3 280.2 1,980.0 1,627.1 3,607.1 3,887.3 132.2 4,019.6
Q4 100.5 182.3 282.8 1,975.8 1,606.1 3,581.9 3,864.7 129.9 3,994.7
2013 Q1 91.1 169.8 260.9 1,921.7 1,589.9 3,511.5 3,772.4 134.1 3,906.6
Q2 100.3 169.9 270.2 2,006.3 1,612.3 3,618.6 3,888.7 139.6 4,028.3
Q3 94.6 167.0 261.7 2,048.8 1,629.9 3,678.7 3,940.3 141.4 4,081.7
Q4 95.8 163.2 259.0 2,056.4 1,654.2 3,710.5 3,969.5 131.0 4,100.5
2014 Q1 98.5 162.3 260.7 2,063.6 1,670.1 3,733.7 3,994.4 170.7 4,165.1
Q2 97.8 158.7 256.6 2,103.8 1,704.5 3,808.2 4,064.8 131.5 4,196.3
Q3 104.5 163.7 268.2 2,145.9 1,730.7 3,876.6 4,144.8 125.4 4,270.1
Q4 96.7 164.4 261.1 2,139.2 1,736.5 3,875.7 4,136.8 122.1 4,258.8
2015 Q1 101.0 165.1 266.1 2,112.3 1,722.9 3,835.1 4,101.2 134.6 4,235.8
Q2 102.0 157.8 259.8 2,172.9 1,764.1 3,937.0 4,196.8 127.2 4,324.0
Q3 100.8 151.7 252.5 2,215.8 1,793.0 4,008.8 4,261.3 129.1 4,390.4
Q4 93.6 145.3 238.9 2,221.3 1,795.4 4,016.7 4,255.6 134.6 4,390.2
2016 Q1 82.1 142.7 224.8 2,230.0 1,803.3 4,033.3 4,258.1 132.4 4,390.5
Q2 85.8 143.7 229.5 2,272.1 1,838.8 4,110.9 4,340.4 136.0 4,476.4
Q3 84.0 146.4 230.3 2,298.9 1,858.0 4,157.0 4,387.3 133.8 4,521.1
Q4 81.4 146.5 227.9 2,309.9 1,869.2 4,179.1 4,407.1 133.8 4,540.9
2017 Q1 78.1 138.8 216.9 2,299.5 1,851.5 4,151.0 4,367.9 130.0 4,498.0
Q2 78.4 136.2 214.6 2,339.2 1,865.8 4,204.9 4,419.6 121.4 4,541.0
Q3 74.6 128.2 202.8 2,362.5 1,885.3 4,247.8 4,450.7 124.5 4,575.2
Q4 69.7 145.9 215.7 2,367.2 1,864.5 4,231.7 4,447.4 132.0 4,579.4
2018 Q1 69.0 135.9 204.9 2,366.6 1,858.4 4,225.0 4,429.9 132.5 4,562.4
Q2 77.3 133.2 210.6 2,371.3 1,878.9 4,250.2 4,460.8 129.1 4,589.9
Q3 75.6 142.2 217.9 2,387.8 1,868.0 4,255.9 4,473.7 138.3 4,612.0
Q4 80.8 138.8 219.6 2,383.6 1,869.4 4,253.0 4,472.6 136.6 4,609.2
2019 Q1 76.6 148.8 225.4 2,405.1 1,859.2 4,264.3 4,489.7 131.7 4,621.3
Q2 80.4 152.3 232.6 2,395.3 1,865.2 4,260.5 4,493.1 129.5 4,622.7
Q3 87.5 151.3 238.8 2,399.1 1,860.1 4,259.1 4,497.9 129.8 4,627.7
Q4 76.4 150.3 226.7 2,411.2 1,861.5 4,272.7 4,499.4 126.3 4,625.8
2020 Q1 82.1 157.4 239.5 2,373.0 1,831.6 4,204.5 4,444.0 135.6 4,579.6
Q2 97.6 182.9 280.5 2,326.8 1,772.8 4,099.6 4,380.1 144.6 4,524.6
Q3 85.4 159.8 245.1 2,381.4 1,825.5 4,206.9 4,452.0 136.7 4,588.7
Q4 77.4 149.1 226.5 2,391.4 1,828.2 4,219.6 4,446.0 136.2 4,582.3
2021 Q1 84.1 168.3 252.5 2,365.4 1,918.4 4,283.8 4,536.3 4,536.3
Q2 85.5 167.3 252.8 2,378.4 1,965.7 4,344.1 4,596.9 4,596.9
Q3 85.6 160.7 246.4 2,395.8 1,998.1 4,393.9 4,640.3 4,640.3
Q4 84.3 162.2 246.5 2,405.9 2,013.0 4,418.9 4,665.5 4,665.5
2022 Q1 84.9 151.1 235.9 2,399.7 2,015.1 4,414.8 4,650.7 4,650.7
Q2 83.9 152.1 236.1 2,407.5 2,023.3 4,430.8 4,666.9 4,666.9
Q3 83.5 155.1 238.6 2,416.9 2,028.5 4,445.4 4,684.0 4,684.0
Q4 79.6 154.8 234.5 2,411.3 2,031.3 4,442.6 4,677.0 4,677.0
2023 Q1 78.2 147.6 225.8 2,414.3 2,028.7 4,443.0 4,668.8 4,668.8
Q2 77.0 145.8 222.8 2,433.6 2,042.8 4,476.4 4,699.2 4,699.2
Q3 77.9 138.8 216.6 2,445.6 2,047.3 4,493.0 4,709.6 4,709.6
Q4 86.8 151.6 238.4 2,420.3 2,053.6 4,473.9 4,712.3 4,712.3
2024 Q1 80.4 161.4 241.8 2,400.3 2,048.0 4,448.3 4,690.1 4,690.1
Q2 84.4 156.0 240.5 2,417.0 2,052.4 4,469.4 4,709.8 4,709.8
Q3 84.0 154.5 238.4 2,407.2 2,062.9 4,470.2 4,708.6 4,708.6
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Footnotes

*From 25 October 2024 onwards, the Labour Force Survey estimates are produced using population projections based on the 2022 Census. The data has been extrapolated back to 2018 using the new base. Data of labour force survey refer to the population aged 15–74. Source: labour force survey, HCSO.
aBetween 2009 and 2020, persons who were recipients of child care benefits were not considered employed during their absence from work. From those who last worked over 7 years ago, employment characteristics are not available until the end of 2020, so they are placed in the not classified group.
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