Employment & Labour Market
Working Patterns
Compare full-time, part-time and self-employment across UK countries and English regions.
UK countries and English regions | January to December 2025
Full-time employment
The percentage of employed residents aged 16 to 64 who usually worked full time.
Quarterly dataset
North East
75.2%
North West
77.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
75.4%
East Midlands
75.6%
West Midlands
77.3%
East
76.9%
London
81.4%
South East
75.9%
South West
73.0%
Wales
74.7%
Scotland
75.3%
Northern Ireland
79.7%
Published by Office for National Statistics via Nomis.View official source →
UK countries and English regions | January to December 2025
Part-time employment
The percentage of employed residents aged 16 to 64 who usually worked part time. Rounding and non-response mean full-time and part-time shares may not total exactly 100%.
Quarterly dataset
North East
24.7%
North West
22.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
24.5%
East Midlands
24.2%
West Midlands
22.5%
East
23.0%
London
18.3%
South East
23.9%
South West
26.9%
Wales
25.1%
Scotland
24.5%
Northern Ireland
20.0%
Published by Office for National Statistics via Nomis.View official source →
UK countries and English regions | January to December 2025
Self-employment
The percentage of employed residents aged 16 to 64 who were self-employed.
Quarterly dataset
North East
10.1%
North West
11.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
12.2%
East Midlands
11.5%
West Midlands
10.7%
East
12.4%
London
14.5%
South East
12.7%
South West
14.6%
Wales
10.8%
Scotland
10.5%
Northern Ireland
11.3%
Published by Office for National Statistics via Nomis.View official source →