Retail trade employment in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2019

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Tugba Sabanoglu,
Sep 6, 2022
This statistic shows the total employment average in enterprises for retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles, in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2019. During 2019, an average of 3.1 million people were employed in the retail industry in the UK.

Average number of employees in retail trade enterprises (except of motor vehicles and motorcycles) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s)

CharacteristicNumber of employees in thousands
2008 3,106
2009 3,139
2010 3,040
2011 3,060
2012 3,062
2013 3,084
2014 3,154
2015 3,191
2016 3,159
2017 3,169
2018 3,193
2019 3,073
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June 2021

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2008 to 2019

Supplementary notes

Total employment average during the year.
Data derived from the Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES), produced by the same source (ONS). The source warns against combining this data with other financial data from the Annual Business Survey (ABS) due to differing methodologies.

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