Number of restaurant employees in the UK 2006-2016

Number of restaurant employees in Great Britain from 2006 to 2016 (in thousands)

The data displays the total number of employees in restaurants in Great Britain from 2006 to 2016. Employment numbers in the restaurant industry were at 817 thousand in 2016. Figures have fluctuated over the specified time period, though there was a dramatic increase in the number of British restaurant workers from around 692 thousand in 2011 to 782 thousand in 2012.

2006 654
2007 644
2008 670
2009 681
2010 641
2011 692
2012 728
2013 821
2014 856
2015 914
2016 817