In 2023, professional, scientific, and technical businesses in the United Kingdom totaled 415,000, making up 15.2 percent of total UK businesses. In 2022, these businesses accounted for 15.6 percent of total businesses in the UK, with a total of 431,000. This was a decrease of 16,000 professional, scientific, and technical businesses between 2022 and 2023.
Number of professional, scientific, and technical businesses in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 27, 2023). Number of professional, scientific, and technical businesses in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318661/number-of-professional-businesses-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of professional, scientific, and technical businesses in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318661/number-of-professional-businesses-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of professional, scientific, and technical businesses in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318661/number-of-professional-businesses-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Professional, Scientific, and Technical Businesses in The United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318661/number-of-professional-businesses-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of professional, scientific, and technical businesses in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318661/number-of-professional-businesses-uk/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of professional, scientific, and technical businesses in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318661/number-of-professional-businesses-uk/
