ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 77.2 % in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
77.2 %
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
33rd
of 72 countries
All-time high
83.6 %
in 1999
All-time low
76.2 %
in 2016
Years of data
28
1992–2019

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992–2019

0204060801992200520191992: 80.7 %1993: 81.2 %1994: 80.7 %1995: 80.7 %1996: 82 %1997: 82.3 %1998: 82.4 %1999: 83.6 %2000: 82.2 %2001: 82.1 %2002: 82.3 %2003: 81.6 %2004: 81.3 %2005: 81.2 %2006: 81.6 %2007: 80.7 %2008: 79.8 %2009: 79.3 %2010: 79.7 %2011: 77.8 %2012: 76.9 %2013: 76.6 %2014: 77 %2015: 77.1 %2016: 76.2 %2017: 76.2 %2018: 76.9 %2019: 77.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 77.2 %, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 83.6 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 76.2 %, in 2016.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33rd out of 72 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992 to 2019.
Year % Change
1992 80.7 %
1993 81.2 % +0.6%
1994 80.7 % -0.6%
1995 80.7 % +0.0%
1996 82 % +1.6%
1997 82.3 % +0.4%
1998 82.4 % +0.1%
1999 83.6 % +1.5%
2000 82.2 % -1.7%
2001 82.1 % -0.1%
2002 82.3 % +0.2%
2003 81.6 % -0.9%
2004 81.3 % -0.4%
2005 81.2 % -0.1%
2006 81.6 % +0.5%
2007 80.7 % -1.1%
2008 79.8 % -1.1%
2009 79.3 % -0.6%
2010 79.7 % +0.5%
2011 77.8 % -2.4%
2012 76.9 % -1.2%
2013 76.6 % -0.4%
2014 77 % +0.5%
2015 77.1 % +0.1%
2016 76.2 % -1.2%
2017 76.2 % +0.0%
2018 76.9 % +0.9%
2019 77.2 % +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.7 % 80.7 % 83.6 % 8
2000s 81.21 % 79.3 % 82.3 % 10
2010s 77.16 % 76.2 % 79.7 % 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 30 Iceland 79.1 % compare
  2. 31 Spain 78.5 % compare
  3. 31 Switzerland 78.5 % compare
  4. 34 Italy 76.1 % compare
  5. 35 Palestine 75.9 % compare
  6. 36 Romania 74.1 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 77.2 % in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 83.6 % in 1999.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 76.2 % in 2016.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 33rd out of 72 countries with data for 2019.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.