In the second quarter of 2024, there were approximately 27.2 million people working in the private sector of the United Kingdom, compared with 21.64 million in 1999.
Number and percentage of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 2nd quarter 2024
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of employees in thousands
Q1 1999
21,643
Q2 1999
21,705
Q3 1999
21,779
Q4 1999
21,847
Q1 2000
21,934
Q2 2000
22,038
Q3 2000
22,013
Q4 2000
22,110
Q1 2001
22,109
Q2 2001
22,119
Q3 2001
22,128
Q4 2001
22,140
Q1 2002
22,188
Q2 2002
22,215
Q3 2002
22,296
Q4 2002
22,305
Q1 2003
22,317
Q2 2003
22,379
Q3 2003
22,388
Q4 2003
22,463
Q1 2004
22,481
Q2 2004
22,469
Q3 2004
22,517
Q4 2004
22,687
Q1 2005
22,701
Q2 2005
22,765
Q3 2005
22,821
Q4 2005
22,847
Q1 2006
23,013
Q2 2006
23,077
Q3 2006
23,144
Q4 2006
23,166
Q1 2007
23,197
Q2 2007
23,323
Q3 2007
23,452
Q4 2007
23,593
Q1 2008
23,707
Q2 2008
23,677
Q3 2008
23,367
Q4 2008
23,105
Q1 2009
22,842
Q2 2009
22,580
Q3 2009
22,623
Q4 2009
22,594
Q1 2010
22,601
Q2 2010
22,891
Q3 2010
22,928
Q4 2010
23,048
Q1 2011
23,120
Q2 2011
23,108
Q3 2011
23,106
Q4 2011
23,190
Q1 2012
23,380
Q2 2012
23,871
Q3 2012
23,900
Q4 2012
24,063
Q1 2013
24,074
Q2 2013
24,190
Q3 2013
24,411
Q4 2013
24,691
Q1 2014
25,114
Q2 2014
25,187
Q3 2014
25,342
Q4 2014
25,499
Q1 2015
25,644
Q2 2015
25,716
Q3 2015
25,978
Q4 2015
26,073
Q1 2016
26,136
Q2 2016
26,325
Q3 2016
26,342
Q4 2016
26,406
Q1 2017
26,512
Q2 2017
26,685
Q3 2017
26,648
Q4 2017
26,921
Q1 2018
27,060
Q2 2018
27,072
Q3 2018
27,166
Q4 2018
27,375
Q1 2019
27,398
Q2 2019
27,411
Q3 2019
27,407
Q4 2019
27,569
Q1 2020
27,331
Q2 2020
27,000
Q3 2020
26,775
Q4 2020
26,579
Q1 2021
26,565
Q2 2021
26,807
Q3 2021
26,987
Q4 2021
26,938
Q1 2022
27,122
Q2 2022
27,172
Q3 2022
27,185
Q4 2022
27,306
Q1 2023
27,499
Q2 2023
27,216
Q3 2023
27,297
Q4 2023
27,179
Q1 2024
27,011
Q2 2024
27,292
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 10, 2024). Number and percentage of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number and percentage of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number and percentage of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number and Percentage of Private Sector Employees in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 1999 to 2nd Quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number and percentage of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/ (last visited December 13, 2024)
Number and percentage of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/