There were estimated to be around 1.66 million temporary workers in the United Kingdom as of January 2023 compared with just over 1.45 million in January 2020. Between July 2019 and March 2020, the number of temporary workers in the UK had generally been climbing, with the arrival of the Coronavirus pandemic a possible cause for falling levels from April onwards.
Number of temporary workers in the United Kingdom from from May 1992 to January 2023 (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 14, 2023). Number of temporary workers in the United Kingdom from from May 1992 to January 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/530216/temporary-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of temporary workers in the United Kingdom from from May 1992 to January 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530216/temporary-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of temporary workers in the United Kingdom from from May 1992 to January 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530216/temporary-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Temporary Workers in The United Kingdom from from May 1992 to January 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530216/temporary-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of temporary workers in the United Kingdom from from May 1992 to January 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530216/temporary-workers-in-the-uk/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Number of temporary workers in the United Kingdom from from May 1992 to January 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/530216/temporary-workers-in-the-uk/