This statistic shows the number of employees in the food and beverage service industry in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2017. UK food and beverage service employment saw an increase over this period. In 2017 an estimated 1.5 million people were employed in the industry, up from 1.1 million in 2009.
Number of employees in the food and beverage serving activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2017 (in 1000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 8, 2018). Number of employees in the food and beverage serving activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2017 (in 1000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/582589/food-and-beverage-service-industry-employment-united-kingdom-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of employees in the food and beverage serving activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2017 (in 1000s)." Chart. June 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/582589/food-and-beverage-service-industry-employment-united-kingdom-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2018). Number of employees in the food and beverage serving activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2017 (in 1000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/582589/food-and-beverage-service-industry-employment-united-kingdom-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Employees in The Food and Beverage Serving Activities in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2017 (in 1000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/582589/food-and-beverage-service-industry-employment-united-kingdom-uk-by-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of employees in the food and beverage serving activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2017 (in 1000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/582589/food-and-beverage-service-industry-employment-united-kingdom-uk-by-sector/ (last visited September 24, 2023)
Number of employees in the food and beverage serving activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2017 (in 1000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/582589/food-and-beverage-service-industry-employment-united-kingdom-uk-by-sector/