Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Ireland
Ireland: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment was 7.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Ireland, 1983–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2025, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Ireland stood at 7.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Ireland peaked at 10.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2005.
That places Ireland 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 6.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 1984 | 6.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 7.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 8.25 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 8.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 9.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 8.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 8.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 8.25 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 8.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 9.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 9.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 10.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 9.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 9.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 7.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 4.85 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -37.0% |
| 2000 | 5.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +22.7% |
| 2002 | 5.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 5.15 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 4.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -19.8% |
| 2005 | 3.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 5.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +62.9% |
| 2007 | 8.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +42.1% |
| 2008 | 8.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 9.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 10.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 10.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 10.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.65 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 10.15 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 9.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 8.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 8.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 9.85 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 9.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 8.75 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 8.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 8.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 8.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 7.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -13.4% |
| 2025 | 7.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.81 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 9.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 7 |
| 1990s | 8.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4.85 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 3.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 9.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 8.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.01 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 7.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 8.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 27 Czechia 8.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 28 Russian Federation 7.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 29 New Zealand 7.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 31 Australia 5.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 33 Hungary 4.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Ireland?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Ireland was 7.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2012.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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