Number of private sector employees in the UK 2000-2024
In the fourth quarter of 2024, there were approximately 27.8 million people working in the private sector of the United Kingdom, compared with 21.9 million in 2000.
Number and percentage of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 20, 2025). Number and percentage of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number and percentage of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 20, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Number and percentage of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number and Percentage of Private Sector Employees in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 2000 to 4th Quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number and percentage of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/ (last visited April 01, 2025)
Number and percentage of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 20, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/
