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UK Time-Use Data Shows How Adults Spent Days in 2025 and 2026

The figures show how adults divide their day among paid jobs, household duties, caregiving, travel and entertainment.

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Pedestrians pass the Office for National Statistics headquarters in Newport, Wales / EconoTimes.ai (mono)
Pedestrians pass the Office for National Statistics headquarters in Newport, Wales / EconoTimes.ai (mono)

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released two years of UK time-use data on Oct. 22, showing how adults divide their days among work, care, travel and entertainment.

The release pairs Wave 9, covering 2025, with Wave 10, covering 2026. The ONS classifies the figures as official statistics in development.

The data gives adults' average daily time for paid jobs, unpaid household duties, caregiving, travel and entertainment. The ONS lists its next release for summer or autumn 2027.

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