Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Metropolitan France

Metropolitan France: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data was 518 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
518
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
5th
of 34 countries
All-time high
561
in 2007
All-time low
441
in 2000
Years of data
24
1997–2020

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Metropolitan France, 1997–2020

02004006001997200820201997: 4731998: 4701999: 4512000: 4412001: 4462002: 4812003: 4842004: 4762005: 5102006: 5212007: 5612008: 4842009: 5282010: 4782011: 4922012: 4632013: 5022014: 5112015: 5142016: 5022017: 5012018: 5372019: 5322020: 518

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Metropolitan France stood at 518.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Metropolitan France peaked at 561 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 441, in 2000.

That places Metropolitan France 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Metropolitan France, year by year

Annual values for Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data (1992–2020) in Metropolitan France, 1997 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1997 473
1998 470 -0.6%
1999 451 -4.0%
2000 441 -2.2%
2001 446 +1.1%
2002 481 +7.8%
2003 484 +0.6%
2004 476 -1.7%
2005 510 +7.1%
2006 521 +2.2%
2007 561 +7.7%
2008 484 -13.7%
2009 528 +9.1%
2010 478 -9.5%
2011 492 +2.9%
2012 463 -5.9%
2013 502 +8.4%
2014 511 +1.8%
2015 514 +0.6%
2016 502 -2.3%
2017 501 -0.2%
2018 537 +7.2%
2019 532 -0.9%
2020 518 -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 464.67 451 473 3
2000s 493.2 441 561 10
2010s 503.2 463 537 10
2020s 518 518 518 1

Countries ranked near Metropolitan France

  1. 2 Germany 1,069 compare
  2. 3 Netherlands 1,063 compare
  3. 4 France 531 compare
  4. 6 Spain 331 compare
  5. 7 Italy 258 compare
  6. 7 Türkiye 627 compare
  7. 8 Sweden 236 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Metropolitan France?
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in Metropolitan France was 518 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data recorded in Metropolitan France?
The highest recorded value was 561 in 2007.
What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data recorded in Metropolitan France?
The lowest recorded value was 441 in 2000.
How does Metropolitan France rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data?
Metropolitan France ranks 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data rising or falling in Metropolitan France?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Metropolitan France 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)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 925 data points, 1992–2020
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