This indicator was revised following indicator changes from the United Nations 2020 Comprehensive Review.

LFS - Unpaid Family Workers

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Headline data

Unpaid Family Workers as a proportion of all employees - United Kingdom
Year Value GeoCode Observation status Unit multiplier Unit measure
1992 0.6977671451 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
1993 0.6029423587 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
1994 0.574254267 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
1995 0.524137931 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
1996 0.4758004758 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
1997 0.4446488807 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
1998 0.3793338897 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
1999 0.3781213732 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2000 0.4031959754 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2001 0.3593956286 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2002 0.3495484999 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2003 0.3429602888 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2004 0.3465275793 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2005 0.3395825964 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2006 0.3366767202 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2007 0.3514510404 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2008 0.3490702979 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2009 0.3096846847 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2010 0.3310791772 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2011 0.36141619 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2012 0.3756521739 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2013 0.3792449578 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2014 0.3913630229 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2015 0.3388028964 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2016 0.3864164784 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2017 0.3756963337 Undefined Units Percentage (%)
2018 0.3686251883 Undefined Units Percentage (%)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Geographical Area: United Kingdom

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

LFS - Unpaid Family Workers
Indicator description

Not available for this indicator
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)
Definitions

Unpaid family workers are those who work in a family business who do not receive a formal wage or salary but benefit from the profits of that business. This does not include unpaid family carers – they are not included in the employment statistics at all.
Available disaggregations

Not available for this indicator
Calculations

Not available for this indicator
Other information

This indicator is being used as an approximation of the UN SDG Indicator. Where possible, we will work to identify or develop UK data to meet the global indicator specification. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.
Data last updated

Not available for this indicator
Metadata last updated 08 April 2021

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of informal employment in non‐agriculture employment, by sex
Target name

Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
UN designated tier

Tier II
UN custodian agency

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals compilation of previous metadata opens in a new window

Source 1

Organisation

Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

2004
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source Labour Force Survey - Zero Hour Contract opens in a new window
Release date 17 December 2019
Next release

21/01/2020: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

Official Statistic
Contact details

labour.market@ons.gov.uk
Other information

Not available for this source

Source 2

Organisation

Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Periodicity

Monthly
Earliest available data

1992
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source Labour Force Survey - Unpaid Family Workers - UK opens in a new window
Release date 17 December 2019
Next release

21/01/2020: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

Official Statistic
Contact details

labour.market@ons.gov.uk
Other information

Not available for this source

Source 3

Organisation

Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Periodicity

Monthly
Earliest available data

1971
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source LFS - In Employment - UK - All - Aged 16-64 - Thousands - SA opens in a new window
Release date 17 December 2019
Next release

21/01/2020: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

Official Statistic
Contact details

labour.market@ons.gov.uk
Other information

Not available for this source
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