In 2022, there were approximately 353,000 people working in the UK retail and wholesale sector that were members of a trade union, around 11.3 percent of the workforce overall.
Number and proportion of trade union members working in retail and wholesale in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022
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GOV.UK. (May 24, 2023). Number and proportion of trade union members working in retail and wholesale in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/287344/trade-union-membership-in-the-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number and proportion of trade union members working in retail and wholesale in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022." Chart. May 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287344/trade-union-membership-in-the-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. (2023). Number and proportion of trade union members working in retail and wholesale in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/287344/trade-union-membership-in-the-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number and Proportion of Trade Union Members Working in Retail and Wholesale in The United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287344/trade-union-membership-in-the-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, Number and proportion of trade union members working in retail and wholesale in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/287344/trade-union-membership-in-the-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 05, 2024)
Number and proportion of trade union members working in retail and wholesale in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2022 [Graph], GOV.UK, May 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/287344/trade-union-membership-in-the-wholesale-and-retail-trade-in-the-uk/