The West Midlands had the highest proportion of employees working on a zero-hours contract among regions of the United Kingdom as of 2024, at 3.7 percent, compared with the UK average of 3.1 percent. The UK area with the lowest percentage of workers on this type of contract was Northern Ireland, which had just 1.9 percent of its employees working on a zero-hours basis.
Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2024, by region
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 13, 2024). Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2024, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/398592/share-of-employed-population-zero-hour-contracts-region/
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