Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data was 8,371 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8,371
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 35 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 8,371. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 8,371 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,928, in 1993.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 1 Germany 9,816 compare
  2. 3 France 4,735 compare
  3. 4 Metropolitan France 4,624 compare
  4. 5 Netherlands 4,611 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 8,371 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 5,928 in 1993.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data (1993–2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 915 data points, 1993–2020
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