Across the United Kingdom (UK), the workforce in wholesale and retail trade is concentrated in London and the South-East of England, which both have over 670 thousand workforce jobs in this sector. The region to follow these two was North West where there were 506,000 workforce jobs in wholesale and retail trade.
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 United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2023, by region
(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 the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2023, by region (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026792/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-region/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Workforce jobs in the wholesale and retail trade sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2023, by region (in 1,000)." Chart. December 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026792/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-region/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Workforce jobs in the wholesale and retail trade sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2023, by region (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026792/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-region/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Workforce Jobs in The Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of September 2023, by Region (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026792/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-region/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Workforce jobs in the wholesale and retail trade sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2023, by region (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026792/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-region/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Workforce jobs in the wholesale and retail trade sector in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2023, by region (in 1,000) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026792/number-of-jobs-in-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-region/