The wholesale and retail trade sector employed approximately 4.9 million people in the United Kingdom in 2024, the most of any sector in that year. After this sector, administrative, and support service activities were the largest sector employer, at almost 3.1 million.
Number of people employed in private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by sector
(in 1,000s)
*Including repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles
**Unabbreviated title: 'Mining and Quarrying; Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply; Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities'
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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 sector (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/677095/employees-by-sector-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 sector (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677095/employees-by-sector-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 sector (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677095/employees-by-sector-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 Sector (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677095/employees-by-sector-uk/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills & GOV.UK, Number of people employed in private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by sector (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/677095/employees-by-sector-uk/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Number of people employed in private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by sector (in 1,000s) [Graph], Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, & GOV.UK, October 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/677095/employees-by-sector-uk/
