FOI reference: FOI-2025-2927
You asked
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Report contains a chart (2.13) reporting "net additional desired hours" for those who would like to work more hours.
As far as I can see, you don't publish this anywhere, but it was published as part of this FOI request a few years ago.
Could you please publish the updated table?
We said
Thank you for your query regarding net additional desired hours.
We publish estimates of the number of people underemployed and overemployed each quarter from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). This includes a breakdown of the number of people who would like to work additional hours, but does not estimate the number of hours desired. We do not routinely produce or publish this analysis.
The previous analysis you have referred to is not a previous Freedom of Information request. This was a piece of analysis commissioned through a user request. You can make a request for additional analysis by contacting our social surveys team. These services are subject to legal frameworks, disclosure controls, resources, and an agreement of costs in line with our charging policy.
As this information is reasonably accessible via another route, even if only accessible on payment, Section 21(2)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) applies.
If you would like to understand more about how the Bank of England created chart 2.13, we would recommend contacting them directly.