Ireland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment over time
- Ireland
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup against 5.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 2.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 30th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 32nd of 37 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.81 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 1.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Ireland |
| 1990s | 8.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6.37 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Ireland |
| 2000s | 6.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 5.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 0.3003 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Ireland |
| 2010s | 9.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 3.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Ireland |
| 2020s | 8.01 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 5.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment, Ireland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Ireland, at 7.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup against 5.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment between Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 2.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
- Ireland ranks 30th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 32nd 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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About this data
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