The number of temporary employees in the United Kingdom has been fluctuating between the first quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2020. It reached its high point in the third quarter of 2015 at some 1.6 million temporary employees. After a low point in the second quarter of 2019, the number slightly increased to approximately 1.38 million employees in the second quarter of 2020.
Number of temporary employees in the United Kingdom from Q1 2015 to Q3 2020
(in 1,000s)
The European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS) provides population estimates for the main labour market characteristics, such as employment, unemployment, inactivity, hours of work, occupation, economic activity and other labour related variables, as well as important socio-demographic characteristics, such as sex, age, education, household characteristics and regions of residence.
Data coverage corresponds to ISCO 88 (COM) and ISCO 08 (from 2011) for occupation.
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Eurostat. (November 11, 2020). Number of temporary employees in the United Kingdom from Q1 2015 to Q3 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186924/uk-temporary-employees/
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Eurostat. (2020). Number of temporary employees in the United Kingdom from Q1 2015 to Q3 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186924/uk-temporary-employees/
Eurostat. "Number of Temporary Employees in The United Kingdom from Q1 2015 to Q3 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186924/uk-temporary-employees/
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