United Kingdom - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in United Kingdom was 47.32 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 47.56 in 2020, while its lowest value was 43.30 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 43.30
1991 43.40
1992 43.71
1993 44.14
1994 44.28
1995 44.37
1996 44.65
1997 44.85
1998 44.93
1999 45.27
2000 45.40
2001 45.53
2002 45.76
2003 45.57
2004 45.81
2005 45.85
2006 45.90
2007 45.80
2008 45.82
2009 46.08
2010 46.13
2011 46.22
2012 46.24
2013 46.39
2014 46.53
2015 46.59
2016 46.66
2017 46.89
2018 46.93
2019 47.16
2020 47.56
2021 47.32

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in United Kingdom was 34,743,740 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34,776,800 in 2019 and a minimum value of 28,774,400 in 1995.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 29,239,610
1991 29,138,590
1992 29,056,650
1993 28,838,500
1994 28,803,330
1995 28,774,400
1996 28,903,670
1997 29,078,650
1998 29,151,320
1999 29,250,480
2000 29,521,080
2001 29,530,760
2002 29,851,880
2003 30,120,600
2004 30,375,090
2005 30,850,080
2006 31,344,490
2007 31,545,730
2008 31,947,240
2009 32,114,460
2010 32,288,000
2011 32,509,060
2012 32,814,010
2013 33,110,690
2014 33,393,580
2015 33,687,040
2016 34,032,100
2017 34,228,940
2018 34,511,970
2019 34,776,800
2020 34,749,410
2021 34,743,740

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure