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Part-time employment rates across the Greater West of England compared with combined authority areas, 2025
This data insight shows part-time employment rates across the Greater West of England in 2025. Figures are presented as percentages of all workers aged 16 to 64 years.
The analysis uses data from the Office for National Statistics Annual Population Survey. Part-time employment is based on survey respondents’ self-classification.
Comparisons are made with combined authority areas and are broken down by parliamentary constituencies. Where comparisons are made, consistent definitions and denominators are used to ensure alignment across geographies and demographic groups.
The Greater West of England is defined here as Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire. Gloucestershire is included at both county and district level. England is used as a national comparator.
29.8%
Highest rate of part-time working among combined authorities: Devon and Torbay, 2025
19.70%
Lowest rate of part-time working among combined authorities: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, 2025
31.5%
Highest rate of part-time working among parliamentary constituencies: Stroud, 2025
16.7%
Lowest rate of part-time working among parliamentary constituencies: Swindon North, 2025
Part-time employment rates across combined authority areas, 2025
This visualisation shows the percentage of people working part-time across combined authorities in 2025, alongside the Greater West of England and two national comparators: England and England excluding London.
Devon and Torbay has the highest rate of part-time employment at 29.8%, followed by Greater Lincolnshire at 28.8%. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has the lowest rate at 19.7%.
The Greater West of England has a rate of 23.7%, compared with 23.8% for England excluding London.
Part-time employment rates by parliamentary constituency, Greater West of England, 2025
This visualisation shows the percentage of people in part-time employment across parliamentary constituencies in the Greater West of England in 2025.
Rates range from 16.7% in Swindon North to 31.5% in Stroud. Bath also has a high rate at 29.4%, while the rate in Weston-super-Mare is 18.7%.
The overall Greater West of England rate is 24.7%, sitting around the middle of the range across constituencies. Breaking down the data by parliamentary constituency highlights variation within the region.
