In 2023, 28.5 percent of the United Kingdom's accommodation and food sector workforce were on a zero-hours contract, the highest of any industry. The rate of zero-hour employees in health and social work was the second-highest, at 18.4 percent, compared with the construction industry, which had just 2.1 percent of people working on a zero-hours arrangement.
Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry
The source adds the following information regarding methodology: "Labour Force Survey (LFS) responses are weighted to official population projections. As the current projections are 2018-based they are based on demographic trends that pre-date the COVID-19 pandemic."
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 15, 2023). Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2023, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/407833/share-zero-hour-contracts-industry/
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