This statistic displays the number of people employed in social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled in the period from 2008 to 2019 in the United Kingdom (UK). In the year 2019, the average number in employment during the year was 257 thousand.
Number of people employed in social work with elderly and disabled people in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
excludes NHS trusts, local authority and central government bodies**
Supplementary notes
* The Annual Business Survey uses a sample of data from 62,000 businesses in the Non-Financial Economy in Great Britain and 11,000 in Northern Ireland to draw estimate totals for the whole business population.
** The source provides the following information: The ABS covers only the UK Non-Financial Business Economy which accounts for approximately two thirds of the UK economy in terms of Gross Value Added. Service industries are included, but for section Q only private provision. NHS trusts, local authority and central government bodies are excluded.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 24, 2021). Number of people employed in social work with elderly and disabled people in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/329361/employment-in-elderly-and-disabled-social-work-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of people employed in social work with elderly and disabled people in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/329361/employment-in-elderly-and-disabled-social-work-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of people employed in social work with elderly and disabled people in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/329361/employment-in-elderly-and-disabled-social-work-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of People Employed in Social Work with Elderly and Disabled People in The United Kingdom from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/329361/employment-in-elderly-and-disabled-social-work-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of people employed in social work with elderly and disabled people in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/329361/employment-in-elderly-and-disabled-social-work-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of people employed in social work with elderly and disabled people in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/329361/employment-in-elderly-and-disabled-social-work-united-kingdom/
