Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data was 8,371 Thousand persons in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
8,371 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
8,371 Thousand persons
in 2019
All-time low
5,928 Thousand persons
in 1993
Years of data
27
1993–2019
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in United Kingdom, 1993–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2019, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in United Kingdom stood at 8,371 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in United Kingdom peaked at 8,371 Thousand persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,928 Thousand persons, in 1993.
United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5,928 Thousand persons | — |
| 1994 | 6,078 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 6,229 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 6,425 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 6,600 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 6,662 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 6,680 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 6,822 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 6,855 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6,982 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 7,129 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 7,228 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7,161 Thousand persons | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 7,260 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7,288 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 7,390 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7,508 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 7,753 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 7,782 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 7,975 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 7,993 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8,109 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 8,213 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 8,357 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 8,351 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8,354 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8,371 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,372 Thousand persons | 5,928 Thousand persons | 6,680 Thousand persons | 7 |
| 2000s | 7,162 Thousand persons | 6,822 Thousand persons | 7,508 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,126 Thousand persons | 7,753 Thousand persons | 8,371 Thousand persons | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 1 Germany 9,816 Thousand persons compare
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,371 Thousand persons compare
- 4 France 4,735 Thousand persons compare
- 5 Metropolitan France 4,624 Thousand persons compare
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8% (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1% (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2% (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in United Kingdom?
- Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in United Kingdom was 8,371 Thousand persons in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8,371 Thousand persons in 2019.
- What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,928 Thousand persons in 1993.
- How does United Kingdom rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data?
- United Kingdom ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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