Temporary employees by main reason in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Temporary employees by main reason was 13.3 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
13.3
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
1st
of 3 regions
All-time high
16
in 2006
All-time low
13.3
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Temporary employees by main reason in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary employees by main reason in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 13.3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by main reason in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 16 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.3, in 2025.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.15 | 14.2 | 16 | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.34 | 14.7 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.25 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Montenegro 30.6 compare
- 2 Netherlands 25.8 compare
- 3 North Macedonia 19.1 compare
- 4 Serbia 18.7 compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees by main reason in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Temporary employees by main reason in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 13.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by main reason recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2006.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by main reason recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3 in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for temporary employees by main reason?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by main reason rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Temporary employees by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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