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Employment in the financial services sector in the United Kingdom fell between 2001 and 2021. The total number of people employed in this sector amounted to approximately 1.1 million in 2021, a figure that is unchanged since 2009. This was a decrease compared to pre-global recession figures, when on the British market there were 1.2 million people employed in all subsectors of financial services. These figures have decreased as a result of the crisis and Number of employees in the financial services sector in the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 (in millions)
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House of Commons. (December 8, 2021). Number of employees in the financial services sector in the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298370/uk-financial-sector-total-financial-services-employment/
House of Commons. "Number of employees in the financial services sector in the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. December 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298370/uk-financial-sector-total-financial-services-employment/
House of Commons. (2021). Number of employees in the financial services sector in the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298370/uk-financial-sector-total-financial-services-employment/
House of Commons. "Number of Employees in The Financial Services Sector in The United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298370/uk-financial-sector-total-financial-services-employment/
House of Commons, Number of employees in the financial services sector in the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298370/uk-financial-sector-total-financial-services-employment/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Number of employees in the financial services sector in the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], House of Commons, December 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298370/uk-financial-sector-total-financial-services-employment/