In 2024, 32.2 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 16.1 percent, compared with the public administration industry, which had just 2.4 percent of people working on a zero-hours arrangement.
Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry
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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 industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/407833/share-zero-hour-contracts-industry/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry." Chart. August 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/407833/share-zero-hour-contracts-industry/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/407833/share-zero-hour-contracts-industry/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of People in Employment on a Zero-hours Contract in The United Kingdom in 2024, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/407833/share-zero-hour-contracts-industry/
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Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/407833/share-zero-hour-contracts-industry/
