In 2023, there were over 5.7 million people in London employed in the United Kingdom private sector, the most of any UK region. By contrast around 556,000 people were employed in the private sector of Northern Ireland, the fewest of any region of the UK.
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (October 5, 2023). Number of employees in the private sector of the United Kingdom in 2023, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/676627/uk-private-sector-workers-by-region/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Number of employees in the private sector of the United Kingdom in 2023, by region (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676627/uk-private-sector-workers-by-region/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Number of employees in the private sector of the United Kingdom in 2023, by region (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676627/uk-private-sector-workers-by-region/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Number of Employees in The Private Sector of The United Kingdom in 2023, by Region (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676627/uk-private-sector-workers-by-region/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Number of employees in the private sector of the United Kingdom in 2023, by region (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676627/uk-private-sector-workers-by-region/ (last visited September 13, 2024)
Number of employees in the private sector of the United Kingdom in 2023, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, October 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/676627/uk-private-sector-workers-by-region/
