In 2023, there were over 4.77 million filled jobs in human health and social work in the United Kingdom, the most of any industry. In wholesale and retail, there were around 4.74 million filled jobs, making it the second most common industry in terms of employment.
Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom in 2023 by industry
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Information from the source: 'workforce jobs' measures the number of filled jobs in the economy. The estimates are mainly sourced from employer surveys. Workforce jobs is a different concept from employment, which is sourced from the Labour Force Survey, as employment is an estimate of people and some people have more than one job.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 12, 2023). Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom in 2023 by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284123/workforce-jobs-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-industry/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom in 2023 by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284123/workforce-jobs-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-industry/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom in 2023 by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284123/workforce-jobs-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-industry/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Workforce Jobs in The United Kingdom in 2023 by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284123/workforce-jobs-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-industry/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom in 2023 by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284123/workforce-jobs-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-industry/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Number of workforce jobs in the United Kingdom in 2023 by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284123/workforce-jobs-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-industry/