Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)

European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020): Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data was 6,306 Thousand persons in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
6,306 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
1st
of 6 regions
All-time high
6,306 Thousand persons
in 2019
All-time low
4,917 Thousand persons
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), 2003–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k2003201120192003: 4.9k Thousand persons2004: 5.3k Thousand persons2005: 5.4k Thousand persons2006: 5.6k Thousand persons2007: 5.7k Thousand persons2008: 5.8k Thousand persons2009: 5.7k Thousand persons2010: 5.7k Thousand persons2011: 5.7k Thousand persons2012: 5.7k Thousand persons2013: 5.8k Thousand persons2014: 5.8k Thousand persons2015: 5.9k Thousand persons2016: 6.0k Thousand persons2017: 6.1k Thousand persons2018: 6.2k Thousand persons2019: 6.3k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2019, part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) stood at 6,306 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) peaked at 6,306 Thousand persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,917 Thousand persons, in 2003.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), year by year

Annual values for Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data (1992–2020) in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), 2003 to 2019.
Year Thousand persons Change
2003 4,917 Thousand persons
2004 5,251 Thousand persons +6.8%
2005 5,417 Thousand persons +3.2%
2006 5,583 Thousand persons +3.1%
2007 5,719 Thousand persons +2.4%
2008 5,764 Thousand persons +0.8%
2009 5,706 Thousand persons -1.0%
2010 5,672 Thousand persons -0.6%
2011 5,650 Thousand persons -0.4%
2012 5,734 Thousand persons +1.5%
2013 5,769 Thousand persons +0.6%
2014 5,785 Thousand persons +0.3%
2015 5,870 Thousand persons +1.5%
2016 5,984 Thousand persons +1.9%
2017 6,084 Thousand persons +1.7%
2018 6,168 Thousand persons +1.4%
2019 6,306 Thousand persons +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,480 Thousand persons 4,917 Thousand persons 5,764 Thousand persons 7
2010s 5,902 Thousand persons 5,650 Thousand persons 6,306 Thousand persons 10

Countries ranked near European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)

  1. 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,252 Thousand persons compare
  2. 1 United Kingdom 1,252 Thousand persons compare
  3. 3 Germany 1,069 Thousand persons compare
  4. 4 Netherlands 1,063 Thousand persons compare
  5. 4 Netherlands 1,063 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) was 6,306 Thousand persons in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data recorded in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
The highest recorded value was 6,306 Thousand persons in 2019.
What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data recorded in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 4,917 Thousand persons in 2003.
How does European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data?
European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) ranks 1st out of 6 regions with data for 2019.
Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data rising or falling in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data (1992–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
50 places, 1,147 data points, 1992–2020
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