As of 2019, there were approximately 319.6 thousand people employed in the postal services sector in the United Kingdom. Employment in this sector oscillated between 282,000 and 350,900 people in the period of consideration. The UK was the country with the largest rate of employment in this sector, at 61.4 people per 10,000 inhabitants.
Number of employees in the postal and courier activities industry in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
* Break in time series.
Employment as defined by the International Labour Organization comprises "all persons of working age who during a specified brief period, such as one week or one day, were in the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work)."
Data coverage corresponds to code H53 of the NACE_R2 of economic activities, which is postal and courier activities.
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Eurostat. (September 1, 2020). Number of employees in the postal and courier activities industry in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062977/uk-postal-services-employment/
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