In the West Midlands (UK), the number of workforce jobs in wholesale and retail trade dropped to its lowest level in June 2011. After that point, the number of workforce jobs in the wholesale and retail sector started a gradual recovery and peaked at 470,000 jobs in September 2016. Most recently, employment was at 421,000 jobs in September 2023 in this sector in the West Midlands.
Workforce jobs are defined as the sum of employee jobs, self-employment jobs, HM Forces and government supported trainees.
Workforce jobs in the wholesale and retail trade sector in the West Midlands in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2008 to September 2023
(in 1,000s)
Includes repairs of of motor vehicles and motorcycles. Refers to total the sum of employee jobs from employer surveys, self-employment jobs from the LFS, those in HM Forces and government- supported trainees. Numbers are seasonally adjusted.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 12, 2023). Workforce jobs in the wholesale and retail trade sector in the West Midlands in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2008 to September 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026323/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-west-midlands-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Workforce jobs in the wholesale and retail trade sector in the West Midlands in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2008 to September 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026323/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-west-midlands-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Workforce jobs in the wholesale and retail trade sector in the West Midlands in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2008 to September 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026323/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-west-midlands-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Workforce Jobs in The Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector in The West Midlands in The United Kingdom (Uk) from March 2008 to September 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026323/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-west-midlands-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Workforce jobs in the wholesale and retail trade sector in the West Midlands in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2008 to September 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026323/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-west-midlands-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Workforce jobs in the wholesale and retail trade sector in the West Midlands in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2008 to September 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026323/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-west-midlands-uk/
