As of the second 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 2nd quarter 2024
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 13, 2024). Number of people employed in the manufacturing industry from 1st quarter 1997 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 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 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 31, 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 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 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 2nd Quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 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 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385308/uk-manufacturing-workforce/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Number of people employed in the manufacturing industry from 1st quarter 1997 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385308/uk-manufacturing-workforce/