* Source question: And how do you expect the number of employees in your business to change in the next 6 months?
** Survey sample group size varies:
Feb '16 = 1,413
Mar '16 = 1,095
Apr '16 = 440
May '16 = 439
Jun '16 = 376
Jul '16 = 453
Aug '16 = 448
Sep '16 = 624
Oct '16 = 440
Nov '16 = 547
Dec '16 = 429
Jan '17 = 549
Feb '17 = 467
Mar '17 = 381
Apr '17 = 508
May '17 = 433
Jun '17 = 430
Jul '17 = 445
Aug '17 = 490
Sep '17 = 442
Oct '17 = 432
Nov '17 = 792
Dec '17 = 379
Jan '18 = 537.
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UK: perceived change in SME employment in 6 months 2016-2018
This statistic shows the expected change trends in the number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) employees in the United Kingdom (UK) in the following six months from February 2016 to January 2018. From the responding SMEs, in January 2018, ** percent expected to increase their employee numbers while * percent expected to decrease them in the following six months.
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FactWorks. (March 1, 2017). Monthly change to the number of SME employees in the following six months in the United Kingdom (UK) from February 2016 to January 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 07, 2026, from /statistics/699922/monthly-expected-sme-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-uk/
FactWorks. "Monthly change to the number of SME employees in the following six months in the United Kingdom (UK) from February 2016 to January 2018." Chart. March 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 07, 2026. /statistics/699922/monthly-expected-sme-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-uk/
FactWorks. (2017). Monthly change to the number of SME employees in the following six months in the United Kingdom (UK) from February 2016 to January 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 07, 2026. /statistics/699922/monthly-expected-sme-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-uk/
FactWorks. "Monthly Change to The Number of Sme Employees in The following Six Months in The United Kingdom (Uk) from February 2016 to January 2018." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Mar 2017, /statistics/699922/monthly-expected-sme-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-uk/
FactWorks, Monthly change to the number of SME employees in the following six months in the United Kingdom (UK) from February 2016 to January 2018 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/699922/monthly-expected-sme-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-uk/ (last visited August 07, 2026)
Monthly change to the number of SME employees in the following six months in the United Kingdom (UK) from February 2016 to January 2018 [Graph], FactWorks, March 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/699922/monthly-expected-sme-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-uk/
