Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in OECD
OECD: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment was 11.12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in OECD, 1980–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
OECD recorded 11.12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in 2025.
The figure is down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in OECD peaked at 12.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 1980.
OECD ranks 21st of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in OECD, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 1981 | 9.46 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 9.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 9.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 9.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 9.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 9.81 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 9.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 10.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 10.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 10.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 10.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 10.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 10.37 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 10.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 10.81 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 10.93 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 11.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 11.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 11.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 11.85 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 11.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 11.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 11.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 11.76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 12.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 12.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 12.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.07 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 12.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 12.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 11.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 12.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.85 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 12.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 11.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 11.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 11.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 11.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 11.12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 11.12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 9.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 11.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 11.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 12.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 11.85 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 12.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 11.12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 11.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 18 Canada 11.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 19 Germany 11.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 20 Belgium 11.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 22 Greece 9.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 23 Malta 9.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 24 Luxembourg 9.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 36,963 Persons (2022)
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 666,682 Persons (2025)
- Unemployed population — Unemployment 34,262 Persons (2024)
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,736 Hours per year per person (2025)
- Incidence of unemployment by duration 27.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Monthly unemployment levels 34,246 Persons (2024)
- Gender share of part-time employment 65.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 79.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment 504,527 Persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in OECD?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in OECD was 11.12 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 OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2006.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1980.
- How does OECD rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
- OECD ranks 21st out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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