Currently people are classified as part-time if they work 30 hours or fewer in a week and full-time if they work over 30 hours per week. Part-time or full-time employees do not include people that are self-employed. The hours worked by those employed varies across Devon. The proportion of people who work part-time across the county tends to be higher than the national average and the people that work full-time lower than than the national average.
Source: ONS Annual Population Survey - Resident Based - January 2012 - December 2012
| Full time | Part time | |
| Devon | 71.1 | 28.7 |
| Plymouth | 68.9 | 30.1 |
| Torbay | 70.1 | 29.3 |
| Somerset | 71.4 | 28.2 |
| UK | 73.8 | 25.7 |
| East Devon | 72.4 | 27.6 |
| Exeter | 68.1 | 31.1 |
| Mid Devon | 75.1 | 24.9 |
| North Devon | 70.1 | 29.9 |
| South Hams | 75.5 | 24.5 |
| Teignbridge | 70.4 | 29.6 |
| Torridge | 69.8 | 30.2 |
| West Devon | 68.4 | 31.6 |