Temporary employees: quarterly data … 1998-2008 in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Temporary employees: quarterly data … 1998-2008 was 1,417 in 2008. ▼ Falling
Latest (2008)
1,417
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
7th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1,654
in 1999
All-time low
1,407
in 2005
Years of data
11
1998–2008
Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) in United Kingdom, 1998–2008
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 1,417 for temporary employees by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) in 2008.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) in United Kingdom peaked at 1,654 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,407, in 2005.
That places United Kingdom 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Temporary employees: quarterly data … 1998-2008 in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,637 | — |
| 1999 | 1,654 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1,653 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,618 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1,577 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1,529 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 1,485 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1,407 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1,516 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 1,502 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,417 | -5.7% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1,417 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 282.1, 5.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1,417 is above the median for high income countries, which is 273.5, 5.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,645 | 1,637 | 1,654 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,523 | 1,407 | 1,653 | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 4 Poland 3,343 compare
- 4 Poland 3,343 compare
- 6 Italy 2,222 compare
- 7 United Kingdom 1,417 compare
- 9 Netherlands 1,291 compare
- 9 Netherlands 1,291 compare
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) in United Kingdom?
- Temporary employees by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) in United Kingdom was 1,417 in 2008, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1,654 in 1999.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,407 in 2005.
- How does United Kingdom rank for temporary employees by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) (1998-2008)?
- United Kingdom ranks 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2008.
- Is temporary employees by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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