In 2024, approximately 332,000 people working in the accommodation and food sector in the United Kingdom were on a zero-hours contract, the most of any industry sector. The industry with the fewest number of people on a zero-hours contract was public admin, which had just 24,000 employees working on this type of arrangement.
Number of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 12, 2024). Number of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/407848/number-of-employees-zero-hour-contracts-industry/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/407848/number-of-employees-zero-hour-contracts-industry/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/407848/number-of-employees-zero-hour-contracts-industry/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of People in Employment on a Zero-hours Contract in The United Kingdom in 2024, by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/407848/number-of-employees-zero-hour-contracts-industry/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/407848/number-of-employees-zero-hour-contracts-industry/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom in 2024, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/407848/number-of-employees-zero-hour-contracts-industry/
