Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts in Austria
Austria: Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts was 8.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts in Austria, 2004–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of employment in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2025, temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Austria stood at 8.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Austria peaked at 10.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup, in 2025.
That places Austria 13th out of 22 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 9.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 9.8 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.71 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 9.1 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 10.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.63 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 8.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 10 Canada 10.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 11 Belgium 9.7 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 12 Greece 9.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 14 Ireland 7.9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 15 Russia 7.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 16 Czechia 6.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
More work & labour data for Austria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,294 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,584 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,708 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,399 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita 0.0006 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0638 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Austria?
- Temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Austria was 8.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2011.
- What is the lowest temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2025.
- How does Austria rank for temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts?
- Austria ranks 13th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p>This dataset provides the share of closed fixed term employment contracts in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p>Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>