Temporary employees by occupation in Italy

Italy: Temporary employees by occupation was 2,550 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,550
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
3,044
in 2022
All-time low
658.6
in 1986
Years of data
43
1983–2025

Temporary employees by occupation in Italy, 1983–2025

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k1983200420251983: 963.81984: 717.61985: 690.41986: 658.61987: 776.21988: 855.51989: 928.11990: 790.11991: 826.81992: 1.1k1993: 882.61994: 1.0k1995: 1.0k1996: 1.0k1997: 1.1k1998: 1.2k1999: 1.4k2000: 1.5k2001: 1.5k2002: 1.6k2003: 1.5k2004: 1.9k2005: 2.0k2006: 2.2k2007: 2.2k2008: 2.3k2009: 2.1k2010: 2.1k2011: 2.2k2012: 2.3k2013: 2.2k2014: 2.3k2015: 2.4k2016: 2.4k2017: 2.7k2018: 3.0k2019: 3.0k2020: 2.6k2021: 2.9k2022: 3.0k2023: 3.0k2024: 2.8k2025: 2.6k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for temporary employees by occupation in Italy is 2,550, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, temporary employees by occupation in Italy peaked at 3,044 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 658.6, in 1986.

Italy ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 798.6 658.6 963.8 7
1990s 1,046 790.1 1,445 10
2000s 1,882 1,470 2,285 10
2010s 2,474 2,133 3,020 10
2020s 2,810 2,550 3,044 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 Germany 4,457 compare
  2. 2 France 3,896 compare
  3. 3 Spain 2,898 compare
  4. 5 Poland 2,218 compare
  5. 6 Netherlands 2,111 compare
  6. 7 United Kingdom 1,422 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is temporary employees by occupation in Italy?
Temporary employees by occupation in Italy was 2,550 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest temporary employees by occupation recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 3,044 in 2022.
What is the lowest temporary employees by occupation recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 658.6 in 1986.
How does Italy rank for temporary employees by occupation?
Italy ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is temporary employees by occupation rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Temporary employees by occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Temporary employees by occupation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,163 data points, 1983–2025
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