In 2023, approximately 168,000 workers in South East England were on a zero-hours contract, the most of any region of the United Kingdom. When adjusted for population size, Yorkshire and the Humber had the highest percentage of workers on a zero-hours contract, at 4.4 percent, compared with the UK average of 3.6 percent.
Number of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2023, by region
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 15, 2023). Number of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2023, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/398583/number-of-employees-zero-hour-contracts-region/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2023, by region (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/398583/number-of-employees-zero-hour-contracts-region/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2023, by region (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/398583/number-of-employees-zero-hour-contracts-region/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of People in Employment on a Zero-hours Contract in The United Kingdom in 2023, by Region (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/398583/number-of-employees-zero-hour-contracts-region/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2023, by region (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/398583/number-of-employees-zero-hour-contracts-region/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Number of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2023, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/398583/number-of-employees-zero-hour-contracts-region/