In 2021, there were just under 1.3 million workers in the United Kingdom employed on a term-time contract, a type of contract where the employee does not work every week of the year. There were approximately 136 thousand fewer workers on this type of contract in 2021 than in 2013.
Number of employees working term-time contracts in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
Data presented corresponds to Q4 for each year, with the exception of 2021, which corresponds to Q3.
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). (November 16, 2021). Number of employees working term-time contracts in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117343/term-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of employees working term-time contracts in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117343/term-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of employees working term-time contracts in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117343/term-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Employees Working Term-time Contracts in The United Kingdom from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117343/term-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of employees working term-time contracts in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117343/term-time-workers-in-the-uk/ (last visited August 09, 2022)
