United Kingdom vs United States: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- United Kingdom
- United States
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.375 0-6 scale against 0.25 0-6 scale in United States, a difference of 0.125 0-6 scale.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 39th and United States ranks 40th of 41 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.25 0-6 scale | 0.25 0-6 scale | 0 0-6 scale | — |
| 1990s | 0.25 0-6 scale | 0.25 0-6 scale | 0 0-6 scale | — |
| 2000s | 0.3375 0-6 scale | 0.25 0-6 scale | 0.0875 0-6 scale | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.375 0-6 scale | 0.25 0-6 scale | 0.125 0-6 scale | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.375 0-6 scale | 0.25 0-6 scale | 0.125 0-6 scale | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, United Kingdom or United States?
- United Kingdom, at 0.375 0-6 scale against 0.25 0-6 scale in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between United Kingdom and United States?
- 0.125 0-6 scale, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- United Kingdom ranks 39th and United States ranks 40th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org