As of the first quarter of 2024, there were approximately 2.7 million people employed in the manufacturing sector in the UK, compared with 4.37 million in the first quarter of 1997.
Number of people employed in the manufacturing industry from 1st quarter 1997 to 1st quarter 2024
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 14, 2024). Number of people employed in the manufacturing industry from 1st quarter 1997 to 1st quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385308/uk-manufacturing-workforce/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of people employed in the manufacturing industry from 1st quarter 1997 to 1st quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385308/uk-manufacturing-workforce/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of people employed in the manufacturing industry from 1st quarter 1997 to 1st quarter 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385308/uk-manufacturing-workforce/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of People Employed in The Manufacturing Industry from 1st Quarter 1997 to 1st Quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385308/uk-manufacturing-workforce/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of people employed in the manufacturing industry from 1st quarter 1997 to 1st quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385308/uk-manufacturing-workforce/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of people employed in the manufacturing industry from 1st quarter 1997 to 1st quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385308/uk-manufacturing-workforce/