Underemployed Workers in the UK, Characteristics and Trends Since 2008

An official report from the UK's Office for National Statistics examining workers who are underemployed, defined as those who want more hours. It analyzes characteristics such as full-time/part-time status, age, and occupation. The report also tracks the rise in underemployment in the UK since 2008.

Use Cases

• Analyzing demographic patterns of underemployment based on age and occupation groups mentioned in the description.
• Modeling trends in underemployment rates over time based on the reported analysis since 2008.
• Comparing labor market conditions between full-time and part-time workers based on the described status categories.

Strengths

• Produced by the Office for National Statistics, a designated National Statistics authority.
• Examines a specific economic phenomenon (underemployment) with a clear definition provided in the description.
• Includes a temporal analysis covering a period from 2008 onward.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely based on official labor force surveys or administrative data.

Time Range

Analysis covers a period from at least 2008 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:41.421222; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom