Business Register and Employment Survey, 2011: ONS
- The number of employees in the UK showed a small fall of 0.2 per cent between September 2010 and September 2011
- The number of full-time employees decreased by 124,000, while the number of part-time employees increased by 76,000
- London had the largest growth in the number of employees, with an increase of 79,000. The South West had the largest fall in the number of employees, with a decrease of 41,000
- Accommodation & food services was the industrial grouping with the largest growth in the number of employees, with an increase of 58,000. Public administration had the largest fall in the number of employees, with a decrease of 124,000