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The present publication presents time series which extend beyond the date of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union on  February 1st, 2020. In order to maintain consistency over time, the “European Union” aggregate presented here excludes the UK for the entire time series. Interested readers may refer to the Eurostat website for further information on Eurostat’s plans for disseminating EU aggregates and to the Eurostat database for the actual series.

Please refer to the dataset Labour input by activity, ISIC rev4, 2019 archive to access longer time series based on the methodology prior to the 2019 benchmark revisions.

CountryInformation on item
Transaction
Measure
UnitPersons, Thousands
Year2008200920102011201220132014201520162017
ActivityInformation on item
Hide subtree VTOT: Total activity10 786.79871410 957.42660911 196.18106711 393.15297811 491.66476611 553.34876311 781.44093111 999.9494212 256.63391112 571.678451
VTOT: Total activityHide subtree VA0: Agriculture, forestry and fishing338.130694358.869897319.582577339.167934299.479466327.019255297.37961331.961267313.985988329.49274
VA0: Agriculture, forestry and fishingV01: Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities319.975505336.199645301.14452316.888763279.85154306.581191278.034117305.15617282.058557306.997093
V02: Forestry and logging9.50484511.7237119.24340112.1338198.3813849.1615957.41970213.30199314.7411069.764312
V03: Fishing and aquaculture8.65034410.946548.65055610.14535211.24654211.27646911.92579213.50310516.56028412.731335
Hide subtree VB: Mining and quarrying154.216515179.150452214.101958274.246168257.278569257.069372220.713125216.375577214.679014232.449287
VB: Mining and quarryingV05: Mining of coal and lignite32.40511335.99312747.56227959.99478746.42064258.04707938.69407242.90832547.32491753.760768
V06: Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas14.09212517.61457912.43752314.7688323.91612627.22330428.0580225.4846318.22474829.686525
V07: Mining of metal ores50.85040159.78465181.66832188.44280779.70340465.43415765.86813260.80798978.37358276.176883
V08: Other mining and quarrying10.40080911.2636837.47293918.9881913.25031716.44972612.49736412.81443210.46181815.133277
V09: Mining support service activities30.42393331.38199945.06095457.12601943.73974664.83825652.14956655.41242753.02674156.124795
Hide subtree VC: Manufacturing1 064.4552251 047.7232351 030.0451041 026.940254991.0243181 006.3444911 000.182763974.230958962.7571891 024.694546
VC: ManufacturingHide subtree V10_12: Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products210.243623213.163042213.133826215.921226212.383978220.840526242.655852227.438518229.637149257.535606
V10_12: Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco productsV10: Manufacture of food products181.317721185.690935183.135358186.391542180.620056191.45412209.667898196.350183200.173052224.564065
V11: Manufacture of beverages26.08696226.13606528.44141629.00852729.22922728.40873531.64735830.21604729.46409632.971541
V12: Manufacture of tobacco products2.8389391.3360431.5570520.5211572.5346950.9776711.3405960.87228700
Hide subtree V13_15: Manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products48.32270644.15197242.59270638.80057936.31829527.74808734.69446131.96120233.50046441.309208
V13_15: Manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related productsV13: Manufacture of textiles18.05937918.90303313.83363313.53167411.3558388.66887210.66468714.26992114.30199714.83068
V14: Manufacture of wearing apparel27.24308623.2083426.08099224.02566423.85452417.72392420.20457816.64551516.06456724.299415
V15: Manufacture of leather and related products3.0202412.0405982.6780821.2432411.1079331.3552913.8251961.0457663.13392.179113
Hide subtree V16_18: Manufacture of wood and paper products: printing111.51785109.806876107.866441102.2590494.682465108.682406105.41758494.79850899.642826101.382788
V16_18: Manufacture of wood and paper products: printingV16: Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork,etc.38.52707444.8870137.34973540.00426335.54013153.65846447.33416540.23128840.94693656.163244
V17: Manufacture of paper and paper products19.38189318.92895119.7412617.1961713.58998216.96408514.89229214.28398316.26322713.574807
V18: Printing and reproduction of recorded media53.60888245.99091550.77544745.05860745.55235238.05985743.19112840.28323842.43266231.644737
V19: Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products6.9721985.1502329.18145911.1716888.5699457.63683211.4995087.05906611.3726627.263438
V20: Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products20.45047918.32773419.73643525.26979924.29917430.18868629.41152330.66903727.25160531.409412
V21: Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and preparations19.93092125.44846925.22779112.89658322.86442218.4183821.45563917.30922921.25172330.447067
Hide subtree V22_23: Manufacture of rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products72.5866170.58930268.61091676.81641866.87916559.97350761.54993665.20867360.21057869.641489
V22_23: Manufacture of rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral productsV22: Manufacture of rubber and plastics products38.43762232.3158133.51723138.21046633.02977927.24120630.75815130.06990424.58722235.89145
V23: Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products34.14898838.27349235.09368538.60595233.84938532.732330.79178535.13876835.62335733.75004
Hide subtree V24_25: Manuf. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except mach. & equip.155.384023148.154083146.393746131.758289118.199788135.751988120.853762132.568084131.786207143.639435
V24_25: Manuf. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except mach. & equip.V24: Manufacture of basic metals71.24952876.08589380.38713267.06275659.27966572.07646460.62966458.81070752.79340151.537087
V25: Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment84.13449572.06819166.00661564.69553358.92012363.67552460.22409873.75737678.99280692.102348
V26: Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products44.65688238.05574829.31741328.14140840.10840336.92172530.91867744.59761130.07233637.216755
V27: Manufacture of electrical equipment21.85198622.91678916.89245520.03937822.13122819.73687516.98313618.42289517.36380525.739477
V28: Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.53.49221655.73883655.43137269.20954263.77547849.93474460.92203562.69373649.29021871.780532
Hide subtree V29_30: Manufacture of transport equipment86.78993782.38751989.47821782.57309366.48192684.5358178.28775769.47473977.10198166.908888
V29_30: Manufacture of transport equipmentV29: Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers47.49178352.95072852.16332652.69542737.44406454.57170951.43058637.07099346.83670932.480126
V30: Manufacture of other transport equipment39.29815429.4367937.3148929.87766729.03786229.96410126.85717132.40374730.26527234.428762
Hide subtree V31_33: Other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipment138.784175144.149838124.183835135.6362121.912179142.665395133.238546139.310463145.114141131.555698
V31_33: Other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipmentHide subtree V31_32: Manufacture of furniture, other manufacturing65.59803961.55482846.74666448.41279846.17034354.38271947.10752657.80758375.94010965.852109
V31_32: Manufacture of furniture, other manufacturingV31: Manufacture of furniture53.28977648.36419135.30294732.8081934.11785344.81511935.05158144.25328449.20560937.868691
V32: Other manufacturing12.30826313.19063711.44371815.60460812.052499.567612.05594513.554326.73449927.983419
V33: Repair and installation of machinery and equipment73.18613682.5950177.43717187.22340275.74183688.28267686.1310281.5028869.17403265.703589
VD: Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply69.68520972.60937881.47918882.36923284.48503984.64019180.00818176.68002575.05305781.374261
Hide subtree VE: Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities65.72905767.51048468.79350873.29822764.01995260.73883161.40635860.32831965.9602570.922578
VE: Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activitiesV36: Water collection, treatment and supply36.7531637.30791339.07627144.23476233.50641131.60867227.10079625.96164531.67590833.30481
Hide subtree V37_39: Sewerage, waste collection and management services28.97589730.20257129.71723729.06346530.51354129.13015934.30556234.36667434.28434237.617768
V37_39: Sewerage, waste collection and management servicesV38: Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities, materials recovery28.97589730.20257129.71723729.06346530.51354129.13015934.30556234.36667434.28434237.617768
Hide subtree VF: Construction987.7365761 001.8638241 030.436244983.157941988.8889371 025.7812121 039.1820851 087.3726991 130.9049291 177.578693
VF: ConstructionV41: Construction of buildings233.519664244.890917241.994022219.127602226.57599247.226729267.252954289.750445281.723908319.429503
V42: Civil engineering70.10961671.14578469.3386764.60890460.74111784.88387772.40499876.77767284.12395120.84148
V43: Specialized construction activities645.646526658.299717682.993575654.742802650.268915654.013551673.971431704.517645750.420199737.091682
Hide subtree VG: Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles1 744.5733891 716.4783191 741.8472691 703.6895941 794.3804831 767.6040521 745.2885221 769.7712591 760.7283931 778.850789
VG: Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcyclesV45: Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles250.542881249.463266266.804677222.24589248.209731273.356267274.939165252.700536278.000879269.707882
V46: Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles379.836524381.595954369.998053378.656748402.6165358.120534363.550005359.298144326.097016344.115595
V47: Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles1 114.1939841 085.4190981 105.0445391 102.7869561 143.5542521 136.1272511 106.7993531 157.7725791 156.6304971 165.027312
Hide subtree VH: Transportation and storage597.765139590.236181573.96523545.012473583.209936582.785613609.391354618.356481643.367877613.490455
VH: Transportation and storageV49: Land transport and transport via pipelines296.690941280.49863284.12432257.891145275.326818277.660104287.892007315.587317325.465557332.469303
V50: Water transport7.18682912.4086217.70337910.87184211.4145446.2974159.5336966.3925238.6480159.211674
V51: Air transport58.08588244.02521255.92350753.31138752.42251855.28460453.76987954.19045861.61119345.37973
V52: Warehousing and support activities for transportation103.97936134.816037116.901808109.02556129.086105123.408872142.883619131.292223144.636251128.762498
V53: Postal and courier activities109.3647994.56199486.68363784.54120386.0757394.29522392.32848597.25971180.57450289.96594
Hide subtree VI: Accommodation and food service activities721.181807753.913363777.381965767.295403802.579756779.535015834.522593851.155289894.904533913.072558
VI: Accommodation and food service activitiesV55: Accommodation103.522996112.542853108.61559107.685928108.53766106.885926117.176628105.746873109.87193111.365308
V56: Food and beverage service activities617.658811641.37051668.766375659.609475694.042095672.649089717.345965745.408416785.032603801.70725
Hide subtree VJ: Information and communication361.739283353.074424364.81656401.00506383.272526371.723406400.878587392.397546444.764309466.320721
VJ: Information and communicationHide subtree V58_60: Publishing, audiovisual and broadcasting activities105.819954101.03406198.447387111.36213194.07543287.28862791.43572883.910526107.572647108.260816
V58_60: Publishing, audiovisual and broadcasting activitiesV58: Publishing activities50.45795743.25015543.4952746.69441837.88061138.14825829.94110326.73956534.94452127.698058
Hide subtree V59_60: Audiovisual and broadcasting activities55.36199757.78390654.95211764.66771256.19482249.14036961.49462457.17096172.62812680.562758
V59_60: Audiovisual and broadcasting activitiesV59: Motion picture, video and TV programme production etc31.83586726.97695324.11770735.44716130.15840524.17743231.6222229.45601237.84327643.74557
V60: Programming and broadcasting activities23.5261330.80695330.8344129.22055126.03641724.96293729.87240427.71494934.7848536.817188
V61: Telecommunications96.28339896.41623599.409129102.226808107.02707199.68254599.51932697.233788104.885592107.596154
Hide subtree V62_63: IT and other information services159.635931155.624128166.140338187.416122182.170022184.27406209.923534211.253232231.780457250.46375
V62_63: IT and other information servicesV62: Computer programming, consultancy and related activities155.817926149.200562163.091774182.9731177.341892180.115072203.869119207.655202229.226404247.529433
V63: Information service activities3.8180046.4235663.0485644.4430224.828134.1589876.0544143.598032.5540532.934317
Hide subtree VK: Financial and insurance activities394.885539388.136484426.770923431.865882424.303327407.900065395.044829435.684325441.0069447.905913
VK: Financial and insurance activitiesV64: Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding207.748075192.181663213.952589219.778316221.955173191.122285200.493339209.029938216.957532213.87869
V65: Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory S.S.82.62686886.43801183.67440682.71819492.38837695.56355884.94705191.72936387.137934102.468952
V66: Activities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities100.264555107.668293125.286612126.67305101.88846119.142437107.95873134.032713135.791795131.558271
VL: Real estate activities139.272048145.710321151.88256168.686488150.312581175.283241170.34438175.361203169.429747176.760523
Hide subtree VM: Professional, scientific and technical activities611.739378685.370368676.498211740.08139730.233339755.391251822.662594775.498216773.6382807.941391
VM: Professional, scientific and technical activitiesHide subtree V69_71: Legal, accounting, management, architecture, engineering activities483.804815547.611138539.045926582.351609592.825747616.928992660.880097627.134639608.099569632.192319
V69_71: Legal, accounting, management, architecture, engineering activitiesHide subtree V69_70: Legal, accounting, head offices, management consultancy activities292.198007333.713363305.097589332.172241335.648241363.168705345.785248355.049702353.339892395.014808
V69_70: Legal, accounting, head offices, management consultancy activitiesV69: Legal and accounting activities230.863428249.818962228.672831246.767159247.991623262.864655253.962003252.089469266.271249276.429557
V70: Activities of head offices, management consultancy activities61.33457983.89440176.42475885.40508287.656617100.3040591.823245102.96023487.068643118.585251
V71: Architectural and engineering activities, technical testing and analysis191.606808213.897775233.948337250.179368257.177506253.760287315.094849272.084937254.759677237.177512
V72: Scientific research and development33.76343437.9261131.48274342.15234533.82484327.16802932.43835138.44454142.94664448.638936
Hide subtree V73_75: Other professional, scientific and technical activities93.51114999.263538105.585554115.004274102.772586109.957288128.890818109.149964122.425486126.660806
V73_75: Other professional, scientific and technical activitiesV73: Advertising and market research60.66139863.32590259.68554668.28801856.63433269.08295874.800263.87197568.29060371.71192
Hide subtree V74_75: Other professional, scientific and tech. activities, veterinary activities32.84975135.93763645.90000746.71625646.13825440.8743354.09061945.27798954.13488454.948886
V74_75: Other professional, scientific and tech. activities, veterinary activitiesV74: Other professional, scientific and technical activities19.3570821.06146824.76700424.43211222.20758621.78130327.24706324.56812824.31586832.611286
V75: Veterinary activities13.49267114.87616821.13300422.28414523.93066819.09302726.84355620.70986129.81901522.3376
Hide subtree VN: Administrative and support service activities385.516951415.507868441.071589441.88847433.986171448.698123453.398723456.258257435.100745463.077268
VN: Administrative and support service activitiesV77: Rental and leasing activities42.35918449.84969250.41101947.42360643.36086553.03520441.40532541.96062139.33118443.832535
V78: Employment activities83.41874287.72030888.76461687.68555984.11462777.06432799.48246689.92587198.06900989.562562
V79: Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities33.31740438.2566542.52482341.11684145.24642439.26389648.57482138.32605639.98589343.544246
Hide subtree V80_82: Security, services to buildings and other business support activities226.421621239.681218259.371132265.662464261.264255279.334695263.936112286.045709256.92077285.762634
V80_82: Security, services to buildings and other business support activitiesV81: Services to buildings and landscape activities157.097864176.88119188.882733192.693121194.332972207.646906184.266476200.355973191.375937212.550357
V82: Office administrative and support, other business support activities69.32375662.80002870.48839972.96934366.93128371.68778979.66963685.68973565.54483273.212277
VO: Public administration and defence, compulsory social security691.751611690.999769708.673231699.583895729.543481726.511086734.827654759.647303760.993376783.333362
VP: Education811.65652832.099688870.361829896.977645916.242497922.344925935.642037947.5878871 003.5208931 008.114524
Hide subtree VQ: Human health and social work activities1 191.9716311 210.9003151 266.930911 331.552391 372.073211 383.7740931 478.7112281 567.9558411 632.6612361 672.875444
VQ: Human health and social work activitiesV86: Human health activities698.577323725.118075748.310014787.176798807.834409812.0813871.48562914.82801978.40396970.184719
Hide subtree V87_88: Residential care and social work activities493.394308485.782239518.620896544.375593564.238802571.692793607.225608653.12783654.257276702.690725
V87_88: Residential care and social work activitiesV87: Residential care activities173.399007189.033489203.81685208.36176213.541233216.391386208.806772232.854264224.109247251.969194
V88: Social work activities without accommodation319.995301296.74875314.804046336.013832350.697568355.301407398.418836420.273566430.148029450.721531
Hide subtree VR: Arts, entertainment and recreation221.88508210.666971230.24945237.719973236.64486202.32493240.387241241.000845242.2257261.911055
VR: Arts, entertainment and recreationHide subtree V90_92: Arts, cultural activities, gambling and betting activities109.714037112.151001114.392311123.375293115.108422101.223587126.74782113.137042114.864004128.863414
V90_92: Arts, cultural activities, gambling and betting activitiesV90: Creative, arts and entertainment activities39.75163837.52759939.69167443.69989941.97574144.9020941.76013639.3624442.30670548.021736
V91: Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities46.96031344.12454845.40126555.18876343.13151634.36876652.53945650.77962747.53393351.094954
V92: Gambling and betting activities23.00208730.49885429.29937124.48663130.00116621.95273132.44822922.99497525.02336729.746724
V93: Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities112.17104398.515969115.85714114.34468121.536438101.101343113.639421127.863803127.361696133.047641
Hide subtree VS: Other service activities228.295421231.661927215.683476240.992687244.729571262.285985256.283758254.643256281.217792257.382628
VS: Other service activitiesV94: Activities of membership organizations73.26777576.60143176.01395770.08516374.24802289.85305480.44538377.49288592.29176172.273926
V95: Repair of computers and personal and household goods10.6968639.3259645.816347.1052918.9773548.4074257.7008213.3216119.4884958.457613
V96: Other personal service activities144.330783145.734531133.853179163.802232161.504195164.025506168.137555173.82876179.437536176.651089
Hide subtree VT: Act. of HH as employers, undif. G&S-producing activities of HH for own use4.3523593.6284284.160665.3429354.4090185.263443.6325435.7562727.2022772.949283
VT: Act. of HH as employers, undif. G&S-producing activities of HH for own useV97: Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel4.3523593.6284284.160665.3429354.4090185.263443.6325435.7562727.2022772.949283
VU: Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies0.2592821.3149131.4486242.1756160.4488760.3301871.5527651.9265950.9613320.776533
Data extracted on 18 Apr 2024 14:47 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

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