In England, the number of workforce jobs in wholesale and retail trade underwent a fall between 2008 and 2010, after which numbers started recovering gradually. However, these figures started to decrease rapidly again after June 2019. Most recently, employment across wholesale and retail trade in England stood at about four million in September 2023.
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 England in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2008 to September 2023
(in 1,000)
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 England in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2008 to September 2023 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026396/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-england-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Workforce jobs in the wholesale and retail trade sector in England in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2008 to September 2023 (in 1,000)." Chart. December 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026396/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-england-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Workforce jobs in the wholesale and retail trade sector in England in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2008 to September 2023 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026396/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-england-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Workforce Jobs in The Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector in England in The United Kingdom (Uk) from March 2008 to September 2023 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026396/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-england-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Workforce jobs in the wholesale and retail trade sector in England in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2008 to September 2023 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026396/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-england-uk/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Workforce jobs in the wholesale and retail trade sector in England in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2008 to September 2023 (in 1,000) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026396/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-england-uk/
