Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) was 8,371 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8,371
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
8,371
in 2019
All-time low
5,928
in 1993
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in United Kingdom, 1993–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1993200620191993: 5.9k1994: 6.1k1995: 6.2k1996: 6.4k1997: 6.6k1998: 6.7k1999: 6.7k2000: 6.8k2001: 6.9k2002: 7.0k2003: 7.1k2004: 7.2k2005: 7.2k2006: 7.3k2007: 7.3k2008: 7.4k2009: 7.5k2010: 7.8k2011: 7.8k2012: 8.0k2013: 8.0k2014: 8.1k2015: 8.2k2016: 8.4k2017: 8.4k2018: 8.4k2019: 8.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2019, part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in United Kingdom stood at 8,371. 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 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,928, in 1993.

United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 47 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 (1993–2020) in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) in United Kingdom, 1993 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1993 5,928 —
1994 6,078 +2.5%
1995 6,229 +2.5%
1996 6,425 +3.1%
1997 6,600 +2.7%
1998 6,662 +0.9%
1999 6,680 +0.3%
2000 6,822 +2.1%
2001 6,855 +0.5%
2002 6,982 +1.9%
2003 7,129 +2.1%
2004 7,228 +1.4%
2005 7,161 -0.9%
2006 7,260 +1.4%
2007 7,288 +0.4%
2008 7,390 +1.4%
2009 7,508 +1.6%
2010 7,753 +3.3%
2011 7,782 +0.4%
2012 7,975 +2.5%
2013 7,993 +0.2%
2014 8,109 +1.5%
2015 8,213 +1.3%
2016 8,357 +1.8%
2017 8,351 -0.1%
2018 8,354 +0.0%
2019 8,371 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,372 5,928 6,680 7
2000s 7,162 6,822 7,508 10
2010s 8,126 7,753 8,371 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 1 Germany 9,816 compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom 8,371 compare
  3. 4 France 4,735 compare
  4. 5 Metropolitan France 4,624 compare

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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 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 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 in 1993.
How does United Kingdom rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data?
United Kingdom ranks 2nd out of 47 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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Indicator
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 1,153 data points, 1993–2020
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