Number of people employed in the private sector in the UK 2024, by business size
In 2024, large businesses in the United Kingdom that individually employed 1,000 or more workers collectively employed around 8.2 million people.
Number of people employed in private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by employment size (in 1,000s)
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Employment
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Turnover
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SMEs
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Business Environment
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, & GOV.UK. (October 3, 2024). Number of people employed in private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by employment size (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/676671/employees-by-business-size-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, und GOV.UK. "Number of people employed in private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by employment size (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676671/employees-by-business-size-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, GOV.UK. (2024). Number of people employed in private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by employment size (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676671/employees-by-business-size-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and GOV.UK. "Number of People Employed in Private Sector Businesses in The United Kingdom in 2024, by Employment Size (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676671/employees-by-business-size-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills & GOV.UK, Number of people employed in private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by employment size (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676671/employees-by-business-size-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of people employed in private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by employment size (in 1,000s) [Graph], Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, & GOV.UK, October 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/676671/employees-by-business-size-uk/