Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.4%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
2.7%
in 2015
All-time low
1.4%
in 2024
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 1.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 2.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.5% | — |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Montenegro 8.6% compare
- 2 Türkiye 6.7% compare
- 3 North Macedonia 5.1% compare
- 4 France 3.9% compare
- 5 Iceland 3.8% compare
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 1.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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