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<p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.</p><p>Letter from Glen Watson, dated November 2013:</p><p>As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking the Secretary of State for work and pensions what proportion of UK workers worked more than 48 hours per week in each of the last 30 years for which information is available. 174416</p><p>Information regarding people working more than 48 hours per week is not available seasonally adjusted from the Labour Force Survey. Seasonally adjusted estimates are only available for an upper band of 45 hours or more.</p><p>Seasonally adjusted estimates provide the most accurate measure of hours worked over time; and therefore the number & proportion of UK workers working more than 45 hours per week have been provided in the table. Estimates for the last 30 years are not available but have been provided since 1992.</p><p>Estimates of hours worked are published monthly as part of the Labour Market Statistical Bulletin, found via the following link:</p><p>http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lms/labour-market-statistics/index.html</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Usualweekly hours of work. April to June, each year, 1992 to 2013.Seasonallyadjusted<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Thousandandpercentage<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Lessthan 6hours<br /></td><td valign="top">6up to 15hours<br /></td><td valign="top">16up to 30hours<br /></td><td valign="top">31up to 45hours<br /></td><td valign="top">Over45hours<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Allinemployment<br /></td><td valign="top">Level<br /></td><td valign="top">%oftotal<br /></td><td valign="top">Level<br /></td><td valign="top">%oftotal<br /></td><td valign="top">Level<br /></td><td valign="top">%oftotal<br /></td><td valign="top">Level<br /></td><td valign="top">%oftotal<br /></td><td valign="top">Level<br /></td><td valign="top">%oftotal<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">1992<br /></td><td valign="top">25,605<br /></td><td valign="top">491<br /></td><td valign="top">1.9<br /></td><td valign="top">2,097<br /></td><td valign="top">8.2<br /></td><td valign="top">3,467<br /></td><td valign="top">13.5<br /></td><td valign="top">13,351<br /></td><td valign="top">52.1<br /></td><td valign="top">6,198<br /></td><td valign="top">24.2<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">1993<br /></td><td valign="top">25,293<br /></td><td valign="top">536<br /></td><td valign="top">2.1<br /></td><td valign="top">2,011<br /></td><td valign="top">8.0<br /></td><td valign="top">3,568<br /></td><td valign="top">14.1<br /></td><td valign="top">12,977<br /></td><td valign="top">51.3<br /></td><td valign="top">6,201<br /></td><td valign="top">24.5<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">1994<br /></td><td valign="top">25,451<br /></td><td valign="top">501<br /></td><td valign="top">2.0<br /></td><td valign="top">2,097<br /></td><td valign="top">8.2<br /></td><td valign="top">3,648<br /></td><td valign="top">14.3<br /></td><td valign="top">12,768<br /></td><td valign="top">50.2<br /></td><td valign="top">6,437<br /></td><td valign="top">25.3<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">1995<br /></td><td valign="top">25,770<br /></td><td valign="top">535<br /></td><td valign="top">2.1<br /></td><td valign="top">2,097<br /></td><td valign="top">8.1<br /></td><td valign="top">3,686<br /></td><td valign="top">14.3<br /></td><td valign="top">12,823<br /></td><td valign="top">49.8<br /></td><td valign="top">6,630<br /></td><td valign="top">25.7<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">1996<br /></td><td valign="top">26,009<br /></td><td valign="top">537<br /></td><td valign="top">2.1<br /></td><td valign="top">2,139<br /></td><td valign="top">8.2<br /></td><td valign="top">3,881<br /></td><td valign="top">14.9<br /></td><td valign="top">12,693<br /></td><td valign="top">48.8<br /></td><td valign="top">6,759<br /></td><td valign="top">26.0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">1997<br /></td><td valign="top">26,514<br /></td><td valign="top">509<br /></td><td valign="top">1.9<br /></td><td valign="top">2,163<br /></td><td valign="top">8.2<br /></td><td valign="top">4,044<br /></td><td valign="top">15.3<br /></td><td valign="top">12,915<br /></td><td valign="top">48.7<br /></td><td valign="top">6,883<br /></td><td valign="top">26.0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">1998<br /></td><td valign="top">26,714<br /></td><td valign="top">500<br /></td><td valign="top">1.9<br /></td><td valign="top">2,138<br /></td><td valign="top">8.0<br /></td><td valign="top">4,149<br /></td><td valign="top">15.5<br /></td><td valign="top">13,085<br /></td><td valign="top">49.0<br /></td><td valign="top">6,842<br /></td><td valign="top">25.6<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">1999<br /></td><td valign="top">27,095<br /></td><td valign="top">496<br /></td><td valign="top">1.8<br /></td><td valign="top">2,121<br /></td><td valign="top">7.8<br /></td><td valign="top">4,287<br /></td><td valign="top">15.8<br /></td><td valign="top">13,604<br /></td><td valign="top">50.2<br /></td><td valign="top">6,587<br /></td><td valign="top">24.3<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2000<br /></td><td valign="top">27,468<br /></td><td valign="top">459<br /></td><td valign="top">1.7<br /></td><td valign="top">2,155<br /></td><td valign="top">7.8<br /></td><td valign="top">4,408<br /></td><td valign="top">16.0<br /></td><td valign="top">13,796<br /></td><td valign="top">50.2<br /></td><td valign="top">6,650<br /></td><td valign="top">24.2<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2001<br /></td><td valign="top">27,707<br /></td><td valign="top">421<br /></td><td valign="top">1.5<br /></td><td valign="top">2,032<br /></td><td valign="top">7.3<br /></td><td valign="top">4,558<br /></td><td valign="top">16.5<br /></td><td valign="top">14,071<br /></td><td valign="top">50.8<br /></td><td valign="top">6,625<br /></td><td valign="top">23.9<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2002<br /></td><td valign="top">27,911<br /></td><td valign="top">409<br /></td><td valign="top">1.5<br /></td><td valign="top">2,045<br /></td><td valign="top">7.3<br /></td><td valign="top">4,728<br /></td><td valign="top">16.9<br /></td><td valign="top">14,286<br /></td><td valign="top">51.2<br /></td><td valign="top">6,443<br /></td><td valign="top">23.1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2003<br /></td><td valign="top">28,188<br /></td><td valign="top">426<br /></td><td valign="top">1.5<br /></td><td valign="top">2,112<br /></td><td valign="top">7.5<br /></td><td valign="top">4,855<br /></td><td valign="top">17.2<br /></td><td valign="top">14,509<br /></td><td valign="top">51.5<br /></td><td valign="top">6,286<br /></td><td valign="top">22.3<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2004<br /></td><td valign="top">28,425<br /></td><td valign="top">425<br /></td><td valign="top">1.5<br /></td><td valign="top">2,078<br /></td><td valign="top">7.3<br /></td><td valign="top">5,004<br /></td><td valign="top">17.6<br /></td><td valign="top">14,834<br /></td><td valign="top">52.2<br /></td><td valign="top">6,084<br /></td><td valign="top">21.4<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2005<br /></td><td valign="top">28,726<br /></td><td valign="top">421<br /></td><td valign="top">1.5<br /></td><td valign="top">2,037<br /></td><td valign="top">7.1<br /></td><td valign="top">5,074<br /></td><td valign="top">17.7<br /></td><td valign="top">15,162<br /></td><td valign="top">52.8<br /></td><td valign="top">6,032<br /></td><td valign="top">21.0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2006<br /></td><td valign="top">28,999<br /></td><td valign="top">416<br /></td><td valign="top">1.4<br /></td><td valign="top">2.062<br /></td><td valign="top">7.1<br /></td><td valign="top">5,101<br /></td><td valign="top">17.6<br /></td><td valign="top">15,450<br /></td><td valign="top">53.3<br /></td><td valign="top">5,970<br /></td><td valign="top">20.6<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2007<br /></td><td valign="top">29,178<br /></td><td valign="top">418<br /></td><td valign="top">1.4<br /></td><td valign="top">2,017<br /></td><td valign="top">6.9<br /></td><td valign="top">5,166<br /></td><td valign="top">17.7<br /></td><td valign="top">15,520<br /></td><td valign="top">53.2<br /></td><td valign="top">6,057<br /></td><td valign="top">20.8<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2008<br /></td><td valign="top">29,536<br /></td><td valign="top">435<br /></td><td valign="top">1.5<br /></td><td valign="top">1,982<br /></td><td valign="top">6.7<br /></td><td valign="top">5,289<br /></td><td valign="top">17.9<br /></td><td valign="top">15,792<br /></td><td valign="top">53.5<br /></td><td valign="top">6,038<br /></td><td valign="top">20.4<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2009<br /></td><td valign="top">28,900<br /></td><td valign="top">453<br /></td><td valign="top">1.6<br /></td><td valign="top">2,007<br /></td><td valign="top">6.9<br /></td><td valign="top">5,468<br /></td><td valign="top">18.9<br /></td><td valign="top">15,468<br /></td><td valign="top">53.5<br /></td><td valign="top">5,504<br /></td><td valign="top">19.0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010<br /></td><td valign="top">28,975<br /></td><td valign="top">423<br /></td><td valign="top">1.5<br /></td><td valign="top">2,034<br /></td><td valign="top">7.0<br /></td><td valign="top">5,673<br /></td><td valign="top">19.6<br /></td><td valign="top">15,274<br /></td><td valign="top">52.7<br /></td><td valign="top">5,570<br /></td><td valign="top">19.2<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011<br /></td><td valign="top">29,224<br /></td><td valign="top">478<br /></td><td valign="top">1.6<br /></td><td valign="top">1,968<br /></td><td valign="top">6.7<br /></td><td valign="top">5,797<br /></td><td valign="top">19.8<br /></td><td valign="top">15,410<br /></td><td valign="top">52.7<br /></td><td valign="top">5,571<br /></td><td valign="top">19.1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2012<br /></td><td valign="top">29,476<br /></td><td valign="top">471<br /></td><td valign="top">1.6<br /></td><td valign="top">2,054<br /></td><td valign="top">7.0<br /></td><td valign="top">5,939<br /></td><td valign="top">20.1<br /></td><td valign="top">15,253<br /></td><td valign="top">51.7<br /></td><td valign="top">5,758<br /></td><td valign="top">19.5<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2013<br /></td><td valign="top">29,777<br /></td><td valign="top">450<br /></td><td valign="top">1.5<br /></td><td valign="top">2,056<br /></td><td valign="top">6.9<br /></td><td valign="top">5,976<br /></td><td valign="top">20.1<br /></td><td valign="top">15,424<br /></td><td valign="top">51.8<br /></td><td valign="top">5,870<br /></td><td valign="top">19.7<br /></td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td valign="top">Note:<br />Totalusual weekly hours worked by people aged 16 and over in main jobincluding paid and unpaidovertime.<br />Source:<br />LabourForce Survey(LFS)<br /></td></tr></tfoot></table></p> |