Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in United States of America
United States of America: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment was 4.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in United States of America, 1995–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in United States of America is 4.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in United States of America peaked at 5.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2017.
That places United States of America 35th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 1997 | 4.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 4.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 4.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 4.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 3.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 4.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 5.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.12 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 3.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 3.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 1 |
| 2020s | 4.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 4.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 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
- 34 Costa Rica 4.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 36 Bulgaria 2.79 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 37 Romania 1.87 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
More work & labour data for United States of America
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in United States of America?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in United States of America was 4.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 1995.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2017.
- How does United States of America rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
- United States of America ranks 35th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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