Australia vs United Kingdom: Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts
Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 5.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup against 3.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in Australia, a difference of 1.8 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 22 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.88 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 5.75 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 1.87 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 3.77 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 5.37 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 1.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts, Australia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 5.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup against 3.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 1.8 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts?
- Australia ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides the share of closed fixed term employment contracts in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3). Data definition and source Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.