Temporary employment in the EU 2020

In 2020, 10.7 percent of all employees working in the European Union were classed as being temporary employees, such as those with seasonal employment, or those employed through an agency. During the provided time period, the share of people employed as temporary workers in the EU peaked in 2017, at 11.3 percent.

Temporary employees as percentage of the total number of employees in the European Union (EU27) from 2005 to 2020

Characteristic	Temporary employees as percentage of overall workforce
2005	10.7%
2006	11.1%
2007	11.1%
2008	10.9%
2009	10.5%
2010	10.8%
2011	11%
2012	10.7%
2013	10.7%
2014	10.9%
2015	11.1%
2016	11.2%
2017	11.3%
2018	11.2%
2019	10.8%
2020	10.7%

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June 2021

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Survey time period

2005 to 2020

Age group

20-64 years

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "A job may be considered temporary if employer and employee agree that its end is determined by objective conditions such as a specific date, the completion of a task or the return of another employee who has been temporarily replaced (usually stated in a work contract of limited duration). Typical cases are: (a) persons with seasonal employment; (b) persons engaged by an agency or employment exchange and hired to a third party to perform a specific task (unless there is a written work contract of unlimited duration); (c) persons with specific training contracts. The indicator is based on the EU Labour Force Survey."

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