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

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data was 1,252 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,252
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
1st
of 34 countries
All-time high
1,489
in 2015
All-time low
911
in 1992
Years of data
29
1992–2020

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992–2020

05001.0k1.5k1992200620201992: 9111993: 9481994: 1.0k1995: 1.1k1996: 1.2k1997: 1.2k1998: 1.2k1999: 1.2k2000: 1.2k2001: 1.3k2002: 1.3k2003: 1.3k2004: 1.4k2005: 1.3k2006: 1.4k2007: 1.4k2008: 1.4k2009: 1.4k2010: 1.5k2011: 1.4k2012: 1.5k2013: 1.4k2014: 1.4k2015: 1.5k2016: 1.5k2017: 1.4k2018: 1.4k2019: 1.4k2020: 1.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 1,252, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1,489 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 911, in 1992.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data (1992–2020) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1992 911
1993 948 +4.1%
1994 1,006 +6.1%
1995 1,080 +7.4%
1996 1,157 +7.1%
1997 1,201 +3.8%
1998 1,202 +0.1%
1999 1,163 -3.2%
2000 1,223 +5.2%
2001 1,254 +2.5%
2002 1,299 +3.6%
2003 1,344 +3.5%
2004 1,367 +1.7%
2005 1,327 -2.9%
2006 1,413 +6.5%
2007 1,410 -0.2%
2008 1,428 +1.3%
2009 1,410 -1.3%
2010 1,464 +3.8%
2011 1,401 -4.3%
2012 1,464 +4.5%
2013 1,432 -2.2%
2014 1,440 +0.6%
2015 1,489 +3.4%
2016 1,473 -1.1%
2017 1,363 -7.5%
2018 1,394 +2.3%
2019 1,390 -0.3%
2020 1,252 -9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,084 911 1,202 8
2000s 1,348 1,223 1,428 10
2010s 1,431 1,363 1,489 10
2020s 1,252 1,252 1,252 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 2 Germany 1,069 compare
  2. 3 Netherlands 1,063 compare
  3. 4 France 531 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1,252 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1,489 in 2015.
What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 911 in 1992.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 - quarterly data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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