The number of employees in the food product manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom decreased to 389,957 employees since the previous year. This means a decline by 20,093 employees in 2018. This decrease was preceded by an increasing number of employees in this industry.
Number of employees is defined as those persons who work for an employer and who have a contract of employment and receive compensation in the form of wages, salaries, fees, gratuities, piecework pay or remuneration in kind. A worker from an employment agency is considered to be an employee of that temporary employment agency and not of the unit (customer) in which they work. Find more statistics on the food product manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom with key insights such as number of enterprises.
Total number of employees in the food products manufacturing sector of the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2018
The source adds further explanation: Number of employees is defined as those persons who work for an employer and who have a contract of employment and receive compensation in the form of wages, salaries, fees, gratuities, piecework pay or remuneration in kind. A worker from an employment agency is considered to be an employee of that temporary employment agency and not of the unit (customer) in which they work. Data coverage corresponds to Section C10 of NACE Rev2.
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Eurostat. (February 3, 2022). Total number of employees in the food products manufacturing sector of the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/425046/number-of-employees-food-products-manufacturing-sector-united-kingdom/
Eurostat. "Total number of employees in the food products manufacturing sector of the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2018." Chart. February 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/425046/number-of-employees-food-products-manufacturing-sector-united-kingdom/
Eurostat. (2022). Total number of employees in the food products manufacturing sector of the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/425046/number-of-employees-food-products-manufacturing-sector-united-kingdom/
Eurostat. "Total Number of Employees in The Food Products Manufacturing Sector of The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2007 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/425046/number-of-employees-food-products-manufacturing-sector-united-kingdom/
Eurostat, Total number of employees in the food products manufacturing sector of the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/425046/number-of-employees-food-products-manufacturing-sector-united-kingdom/ (last visited May 24, 2022)