In the third quarter of 2022, there were approximately 27 million people working in the private sector of the United Kingdom, a slight decrease when compared with the previous quarter, and an indication of the gradually improving economic situation in the UK following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Number of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Business enterprises in the UK
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Largest companies in the United Kingdom based on revenue 2022
- Basic Statistic Largest UK companies based on number of global employees 2020
- Basic Statistic Number of private sector businesses in the UK 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of VAT/ PAYE enterprises in the UK 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of private sector businesses in the UK 2022, by sector
- Basic Statistic Number of VAT/PAYE enterprises in the UK 2022, by sector
- Premium Statistic Number of private sector businesses in the UK 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of VAT/PAYE enterprises in the UK 2022, by region
Employment
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- Basic Statistic Number of people employed in the private sector in the UK 2022, by business size
- Premium Statistic Number of people employed in the private sector in the UK 2022, by sector
- Premium Statistic Number of employees in the private sector of the UK 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of private sector employees in the UK 1999-2022
Turnover
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- Premium Statistic Turnover of private sector businesses in the UK 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Turnover of private businesses in the UK 2022, by employment size
- Premium Statistic Turnover of businesses in the UK, by sector 2022
- Premium Statistic Turnover of private businesses in the UK 2022, by region
SMEs
4
Business Environment
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- Basic Statistic Business confidence Index in the UK 1974-2022
- Premium Statistic Business investment index in the UK 1997-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of business births and deaths in the UK 2004-2021
- Basic Statistic New enterprise survival rate in the UK 2007-2020
- Basic Statistic Number of job vacancies in the UK 2001-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of company insolvencies in England and Wales 2019-2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Inbound business trips in the UK 2010-2021
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- Employer business count in finance and insurance by business size Canada 2018
- Small and medium-sized CAN firms that exported goods and services 2014, by sector
- Canadian employer businesses in the construction sector by business size 2019
- Canadian employer business counts in the utilities sector by business size 2018
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- Number of government-owned businesses by employment size in the UK 2019
- Number of people employed in central and local government in the UK 2019
- Number of non-profit organizations by employment size in UK 2019
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 13, 2022). Number of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Number of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Private Sector Employees in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 1999 to 3rd Quarter 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/ (last visited February 02, 2023)
Number of private sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/676734/private-sector-workforce-uk/