Number of temporary workers in the UK 2000-2025
There were estimated to be around 1.56 million temporary workers in the United Kingdom as of March 2025, compared with 1.45 million in March 2024.
Number of temporary workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to March 2025 (in 1,000s)
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- Basic Statistic Number of part-time workers in the UK 2000-2025
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 13, 2025). Number of temporary workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to March 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, 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 January 2000 to March 2025 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 13, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530216/temporary-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Number of temporary workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to March 2025 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. 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 January 2000 to March 2025 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2025, 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 January 2000 to March 2025 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530216/temporary-workers-in-the-uk/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Number of temporary workers in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to March 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 13, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/530216/temporary-workers-in-the-uk/