United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 84971
Retail Trade: Employment
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24 October 2025
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3 November 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what was the change in the number of jobs in the retail industry between 2023-2024 and 2024-2025; and what assessment he has made of the reasons for the change.
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24 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what was the change in the number of jobs in the retail industry between 2023-2024 and 2024-2025; and what assessment he has made of the reasons for the change.
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3 November 2025
Answer
According to ONS data, between 2023-24 and 2024-25, retail employment fell by around 94,800 jobs (-3.3%), from 2.9 million to 2.8 million [1]. This continues a longer-term downward trend in retail employment seen since 2016.The decline reflects structural...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-24/84971
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1844736
- uk · wq-1844736 · source updated 3 November 2025