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United Kingdom Part-Time Employment

Part-time employment for United Kingdom counts workers employed fewer than 35 hours per week, including both voluntary part-time and involuntary (underemployment). Involuntary part-time work is a key slack indicator.

API reference Part-Time Employment by country All United Kingdom indicators
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Why Part-Time Employment matters for GBP

High involuntary part-time employment signals hidden labour market slack that can dampen wage growth even when headline unemployment is low, an important nuance for the Bank of England's assessment of economic capacity.

How to interpret this series

Rising involuntary part-time employment during an expansion is a dovish signal; it indicates more workers want full-time jobs, limiting wage pressure. Falling part-time counts alongside rising full-time employment is the most bullish combination for the gbp.

Historical Part-Time Employment

Source: ONS. Cadence: Monthly. Unit: Persons. History from 2010-01-31 (16.4 years).

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Related United Kingdom indicators

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Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

Labor Force Participation Rate

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Unemployment Rate

Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.

Common questions

Editorial context for readers and AI agents using this page as a cited country indicator source.

How often is United Kingdom Part-Time Employment updated?

Part-Time Employment for United Kingdom is released on a monthly schedule by Bank of England (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.

What unit is Part-Time Employment reported in?

The series is published in Persons. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.

Where does FXMacroData source United Kingdom Part-Time Employment data?

Data is fetched directly from Bank of England or the official national statistics publication for United Kingdom. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.

How do I query Part-Time Employment for United Kingdom via the API?

Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/gbp/part_time_employment?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.