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Distribution of the workforce across economic sectors in the United Kingdom 2018
Distribution of the workforce across economic sectors in the United Kingdom 2018
United Kingdom: Distribution of the workforce across economic sectors from 2008 to 2018
by H. Plecher,
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The statistic shows the distribution of the workforce across economic sectors in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2018. In 2018, 1.15 percent of the workforce were employed in agriculture, 18.11 percent in manufacturing and 80.75 percent in services. The same year, the total UK population amounted to about 62.3 million people.
United Kingdom: Distribution of the workforce across economic sectors from 2008 to 2018
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| Agriculture | Manufacturing | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.15% | 18.11% | 80.75% |
| 2017 | 1.16% | 18.24% | 80.6% |
| 2016 | 1.12% | 18.46% | 80.42% |
| 2015 | 1.14% | 18.66% | 80.21% |
| 2014 | 1.26% | 18.97% | 79.78% |
| 2013 | 1.06% | 18.87% | 80.08% |
| 2012 | 1.19% | 19.07% | 79.75% |
| 2011 | 1.22% | 19.18% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | 1.22% | 19.21% | 79.57% |
| 2009 | 1.11% | 19.61% | 79.28% |
| 2008 | 1.08% | 22% | 76.92% |
| Agriculture | Manufacturing | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.15% | 18.11% | 80.75% |
| 2017 | 1.16% | 18.24% | 80.6% |
| 2016 | 1.12% | 18.46% | 80.42% |
| 2015 | 1.14% | 18.66% | 80.21% |
| 2014 | 1.26% | 18.97% | 79.78% |
| 2013 | 1.06% | 18.87% | 80.08% |
| 2012 | 1.19% | 19.07% | 79.75% |
| 2011 | 1.22% | 19.18% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | 1.22% | 19.21% | 79.57% |
| 2009 | 1.11% | 19.61% | 79.28% |
| 2008 | 1.08% | 22% | 76.92% |
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by H. Plecher,
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Jun 25, 2019
The statistic shows the distribution of the workforce across economic sectors in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2018. In 2018, 1.15 percent of the workforce were employed in agriculture, 18.11 percent in manufacturing and 80.75 percent in services. The same year, the total UK population amounted to about 62.3 million people.
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