In the third quarter of 2024, there were approximately 27.6 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 3rd quarter 2024
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of employees in thousands
Q1 2000
21,934
Q2 2000
22,037
Q3 2000
22,015
Q4 2000
22,111
Q1 2001
22,109
Q2 2001
22,118
Q3 2001
22,130
Q4 2001
22,140
Q1 2002
22,186
Q2 2002
22,213
Q3 2002
22,299
Q4 2002
22,305
Q1 2003
22,315
Q2 2003
22,378
Q3 2003
22,391
Q4 2003
22,462
Q1 2004
22,479
Q2 2004
22,469
Q3 2004
22,518
Q4 2004
22,687
Q1 2005
22,700
Q2 2005
22,765
Q3 2005
22,822
Q4 2005
22,847
Q1 2006
23,013
Q2 2006
23,079
Q3 2006
23,144
Q4 2006
23,165
Q1 2007
23,199
Q2 2007
23,324
Q3 2007
23,452
Q4 2007
23,591
Q1 2008
23,709
Q2 2008
23,677
Q3 2008
23,366
Q4 2008
23,110
Q1 2009
22,843
Q2 2009
22,579
Q3 2009
22,621
Q4 2009
22,597
Q1 2010
22,602
Q2 2010
22,889
Q3 2010
22,926
Q4 2010
23,050
Q1 2011
23,120
Q2 2011
23,107
Q3 2011
23,106
Q4 2011
23,196
Q1 2012
23,387
Q2 2012
23,686
Q3 2012
23,718
Q4 2012
23,886
Q1 2013
23,906
Q2 2013
24,025
Q3 2013
24,252
Q4 2013
24,532
Q1 2014
24,956
Q2 2014
25,033
Q3 2014
25,192
Q4 2014
25,356
Q1 2015
25,501
Q2 2015
25,576
Q3 2015
25,838
Q4 2015
25,938
Q1 2016
26,007
Q2 2016
26,196
Q3 2016
26,216
Q4 2016
26,284
Q1 2017
26,391
Q2 2017
26,568
Q3 2017
26,536
Q4 2017
26,813
Q1 2018
26,957
Q2 2018
26,975
Q3 2018
27,070
Q4 2018
27,279
Q1 2019
27,325
Q2 2019
27,370
Q3 2019
27,344
Q4 2019
27,526
Q1 2020
27,215
Q2 2020
26,886
Q3 2020
26,622
Q4 2020
26,539
Q1 2021
26,501
Q2 2021
26,709
Q3 2021
26,854
Q4 2021
26,882
Q1 2022
27,003
Q2 2022
27,038
Q3 2022
27,068
Q4 2022
27,234
Q1 2023
27,510
Q2 2023
27,283
Q3 2023
27,306
Q4 2023
27,233
Q1 2024
27,232
Q2 2024
27,505
Q3 2024
27,652
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 17, 2024). Number and percentage of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, 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 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number and percentage of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. 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 3rd Quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2024, 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 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number and percentage of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/