United Kingdom (UK): information & communication sector number of employees 2018| ��ƽ��

Total number of employees in the information and communication industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018

Characteristic	Number of employees
2018	1,244,913
2017	1,301,328
2016b	1,250,666
2015	1,219,747
2014	1,170,632
2013	1,097,146
2012	1,050,194
2011	1,056,741
2010	1,008,375
2009	1,009,145

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March 2024

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2009 to 2018

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b: Break in time series.
The source adds the following information: Number of employees is defined as those persons who work for an employer and who have a contract of employment and receive compensation in the form of wages, salaries, fees, gratuities, piecework pay or remuneration in kind. A worker from an employment agency is considered to be an employee of that temporary employment agency and not of the unit (customer) in which they work
Data coverage corresponds to code J of CE Rev 2.

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The number of employees in the information and communication industry in the United Kingdom decreased by 56,415 employees (-4.34 percent) in 2018 in comparison to the previous year. Nevertheless, the last two years in this industry recorded a significant higher number of employees than the preceding years.
Number of employees is defined as those persons who work for an employer and who have a contract of employment and receive compensation in the form of wages, salaries, fees, gratuities, piecework pay or remuneration in kind. A worker from an employment agency is considered to be an employee of that temporary employment agency and not of the unit (customer) in which they work.

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