This timeline displays employment of authors, writers and translators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2020, but excludes employment in these areas classified as within the creative industries. In 2020, ** thousand individuals were employed as authors, writers and translators outside the creative industries.
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GOV.UK. (June 3, 2021). Employment of authors, writers and translators outside the creative industries in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/385223/journalists-newspaper-and-periodical-editors-employment-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Employment of authors, writers and translators outside the creative industries in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 3, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/385223/journalists-newspaper-and-periodical-editors-employment-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. (2021). Employment of authors, writers and translators outside the creative industries in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/385223/journalists-newspaper-and-periodical-editors-employment-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Employment of Authors, Writers and Translators outside The Creative Industries in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Jun 2021, /statistics/385223/journalists-newspaper-and-periodical-editors-employment-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, Employment of authors, writers and translators outside the creative industries in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/385223/journalists-newspaper-and-periodical-editors-employment-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Employment of authors, writers and translators outside the creative industries in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], GOV.UK, June 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/385223/journalists-newspaper-and-periodical-editors-employment-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
