Number of people employed in the private sector in the UK 2023, by sector

Published by D. Clark, Oct 13, 2023
The wholesale and retail trade sector employed approximately 4.9 million people in the United Kingdom in 2023 the most of any sector in that year. After this sector, administrative, and support service activities was the largest sector employer, at just over three million.

Number of people employed in private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by sector (in 1,000s)

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October 2023

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

*Including repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles

**Un-abbreviated title: 'Mining and Quarrying; Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply; Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities'
This statistic using original data from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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