The number of employees in pubs and bars in the United Kingdom amounted to approximately 457 thousand in 2019. Employment in the industry suffered a decrease within the period from 2001 to 2011, with numbers dropping as low as 384,000. Since then, there has mostly been an increasing trend, with the latest figures overcoming those at the start of the period.
Number of employees in pubs and bars in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s)
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JD WetherspoonOffice for National Statistics (UK). (January 16, 2020). Number of employees in pubs and bars in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118453/employment-in-pubs-and-bars-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of employees in pubs and bars in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118453/employment-in-pubs-and-bars-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of employees in pubs and bars in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118453/employment-in-pubs-and-bars-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Employees in Pubs and Bars in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118453/employment-in-pubs-and-bars-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of employees in pubs and bars in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118453/employment-in-pubs-and-bars-uk/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Number of employees in pubs and bars in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118453/employment-in-pubs-and-bars-uk/