Canada vs OECD: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment

Canada
11.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2025
OECD
11.12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
in 2025
Canada rank
18th
OECD rank
21st

Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment over time

  • Canada
  • OECD
051015198020022025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 11.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup against 11.12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in OECD, a difference of 0.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 18th and OECD ranks 21st of 37 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 11.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 11.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 0.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup Canada
2000s 12.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 11.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 0.7486 Percentage of population in the same subgroup Canada
2010s 13.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 12.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 1.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup Canada
2020s 11.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 11.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 0.2615 Percentage of population in the same subgroup Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment, Canada or OECD?
Canada, at 11.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup against 11.12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in OECD as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment between Canada and OECD?
0.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and OECD?
29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Canada and OECD rank globally for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
Canada ranks 18th and OECD ranks 21st of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment
Unit
Percentage of population in the same subgroup
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
51 places, 1,548 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates