Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in United Kingdom, 2008–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.3% for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in United Kingdom peaked at 0.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
That places United Kingdom 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4% | — |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2% (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8% (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 48,389 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 48,389 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in United Kingdom?
- Precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in United Kingdom was 0.3% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity?
- United Kingdom ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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