Temporary and part-time employment
 
 
 
Temporary employment
% of dependent employment
Part-time employment
% of total employment
1998
2007
2008
1998
2007
2008
 
Australia
4.6
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
23.7
 
23.8
 
 
Austria
7.8
 
8.9
 
9.0
 
11.5
 
17.2
 
17.6
 
 
Belgium
7.8
 
8.8
 
7.6
 
15.6
 
18.3
 
18.7
 
 
Canada
11.8
 
12.9
 
12.3
 
18.8
 
18.2
 
18.4
 
 
Czech Republic
7.6
 
8.6
 
8.0
 
3.3
 
3.5
 
3.5
 
 
Denmark
10.1
 
9.1
 
8.6
 
17.1
 
17.7
 
18.0
 
 
Finland
17.6
 
16.0
 
15.1
 
9.7
 
11.7
 
11.5
 
 
France
13.9
 
13.6
 
14.2
 
14.7
 
13.4
 
13.4
 
 
Germany
12.2
 
14.2
 
14.6
 
16.6
 
22.2
 
22.1
 
 
Greece
13.0
 
..
 
..
 
9.1
 
7.8
 
7.8
 
 
Hungary
6.7
 
7.3
 
7.9
 
3.2
 
2.8
 
3.1
 
 
Iceland
10.9
 
12.4
 
9.5
 
23.2
 
15.9
 
15.1
 
 
Ireland
7.7
 
9.0
 
8.1
 
17.6
 
20.3
 
21.0
 
 
Italy
8.5
 
13.4
 
14.0
 
11.2
 
15.1
 
16.3
 
 
Japan
11.4
 
13.9
 
13.9
 
..
 
18.9
 
19.6
 
 
Korea
..
 
..
 
..
 
6.7
 
8.9
 
9.3
 
 
Luxembourg
2.9
 
6.9
 
7.7
 
12.6
 
12.7
 
12.7
 
 
Mexico
21.1
 
..
 
..
 
15.0
 
..
 
..
 
 
Netherlands
12.7
 
18.0
 
18.3
 
30.0
 
36.1
 
36.1
 
 
New Zealand
..
 
..
 
..
 
22.7
 
22.0
 
22.4
 
 
Norway
11.0
 
9.5
 
9.0
 
20.8
 
20.4
 
20.3
 
 
Poland
..
 
28.2
 
27.0
 
11.8
 
10.1
 
9.3
 
 
Portugal
17.4
 
22.2
 
23.2
 
10.0
 
10.0
 
9.7
 
 
Slovak Republic
4.2
 
5.1
 
4.7
 
2.0
 
2.6
 
2.7
 
 
Spain
32.9
 
31.8
 
29.4
 
7.7
 
10.9
 
11.1
 
 
Sweden
15.5
 
17.4
 
16.0
 
13.5
 
14.4
 
14.4
 
 
Switzerland
11.3
 
13.0
 
13.3
 
24.2
 
25.4
 
25.9
 
 
Turkey
18.8
 
11.8
 
11.2
 
6.0
 
8.4
 
8.4
 
 
United Kingdom
7.1
 
5.8
 
5.3
 
23.0
 
23.0
 
22.9
 
 
United States
..
 
..
 
..
 
13.4
 
12.0
 
12.2
 
 
OECD-Total
11.2
 
12.5
 
12.3
 
11.9
 
15.3
 
15.5
 
Last updated: 2 October 2009
Note:  Next update: June 2010. OECD weighted average.
Source: OECD Employment Outlook. For further details, see: sources, definitions and related studies.