The number of employees working in the construction industry in the United Kingdom has fluctuated significantly between 2019 and 2024. By the end of 2020, the construction industry employed approximately 2.08 million people, a decrease compared to the 2.43 million employees in the first quarter of 2019. Most employees in the UK construction industry are men, according to the same source.
Total number of employees in the construction industry in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2002 to 1st quarter 2024
(in thousands)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 14, 2024). Total number of employees in the construction industry in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2002 to 1st quarter 2024 (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/432509/number-employees-construction-industry-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Total number of employees in the construction industry in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2002 to 1st quarter 2024 (in thousands)." Chart. May 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432509/number-employees-construction-industry-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Total number of employees in the construction industry in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2002 to 1st quarter 2024 (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432509/number-employees-construction-industry-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Total Number of Employees in The Construction Industry in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 2002 to 1st Quarter 2024 (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432509/number-employees-construction-industry-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Total number of employees in the construction industry in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2002 to 1st quarter 2024 (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432509/number-employees-construction-industry-united-kingdom/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Total number of employees in the construction industry in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2002 to 1st quarter 2024 (in thousands) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/432509/number-employees-construction-industry-united-kingdom/
