Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data was 39,142 in 2026. ▲ Rising

Latest (2026)
39,142
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
1st
of 3 regions
All-time high
39,142
in 2026
All-time low
32,396
in 2009
Years of data
18
2009–2026

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2009–2026

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2009201720262009: 32.4k2010: 32.7k2011: 33.3k2012: 34.0k2013: 34.9k2014: 35.3k2015: 35.6k2016: 36.1k2017: 36.5k2018: 36.6k2019: 37.3k2020: 36.1k2021: 36.9k2022: 37.4k2023: 38.3k2024: 38.5k2025: 39.0k2026: 39.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 39,142 for part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in 2026. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 39,142 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 32,396, in 2009.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year

Annual values for Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2009 to 2026.
Year Value Change
2009 32,396 —
2010 32,666 +0.8%
2011 33,331 +2.0%
2012 33,974 +1.9%
2013 34,936 +2.8%
2014 35,280 +1.0%
2015 35,595 +0.9%
2016 36,127 +1.5%
2017 36,500 +1.0%
2018 36,610 +0.3%
2019 37,260 +1.8%
2020 36,146 -3.0%
2021 36,910 +2.1%
2022 37,378 +1.3%
2023 38,303 +2.5%
2024 38,493 +0.5%
2025 38,950 +1.2%
2026 39,142 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32,396 32,396 32,396 1
2010s 35,228 32,666 37,260 10
2020s 37,903 36,146 39,142 7

Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)

  1. 1 Germany 13,138 compare
  2. 2 France 5,260 compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 4,772 compare
  4. 4 Netherlands 4,269 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 39,142 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
The highest recorded value was 39,142 in 2026.
What is the lowest part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 32,396 in 2009.
How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data?
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2026.
Is part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 848 data points, 2003–2026
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