France vs United Kingdom: Employment by permanency of the job
Employment by permanency of the job over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
France currently reports 68.44 Persons against 26.23 Persons in United Kingdom, a difference of 42.21 Persons.
That makes France's figure about 2.6 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United Kingdom ahead.
France ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 12 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.63 Persons | 247.41 Persons | 230.78 Persons | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 150.31 Persons | 374.82 Persons | 224.51 Persons | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 121.45 Persons | 99.63 Persons | 21.82 Persons | France |
| 2020s | 64.45 Persons | 30.99 Persons | 33.46 Persons | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment by permanency of the job, France or United Kingdom?
- France, at 68.44 Persons against 26.23 Persons in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment by permanency of the job between France and United Kingdom?
- 42.21 Persons, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for employment by permanency of the job?
- France ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 12 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Employment by permanency of the job. 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 data on permanent and temporary workers based on the type of work contract of their main job. Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and by standardised age groups (15-19, 15-24, 20-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). 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