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DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates 2019: Employment

Economic estimates of the number of jobs in the DCMS sectors for 2019.

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DCMS Sector and Subsector employment: 2019

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Details

Headline Findings

In 2019, DCMS Sectors contained 5.3 million filled jobs, accounting for 15.7% of all UK jobs. Additionally:

  • The largest individual sector was Creative Industries, followed by Digital.
  • The sector with the lowest number of jobs was Gambling.

About

These Economic Estimates are Official Statistics used to provide an estimate of employment (number of jobs) in the DCMS Sectors.

Content

These statistics cover the contributions of the following DCMS sectors to the UK economy;

  • Civil Society
  • Creative Industries
  • Cultural Sector
  • Digital Sector
  • Gambling
  • Sport
  • Telecoms
  • Tourism

A definition for each sector is available in the associated methodology note along with details of methods and data limitations.

Released

30 April 2020

Feedback and consultation

DCMS aims to continuously improve the quality of estimates and better meet user needs. DCMS welcomes feedback on this release. Feedback should be sent to DCMS via email at evidence@culture.gov.uk.

The UK Statistics Authority

This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics, as produced by the UK Statistics Authority. The Authority has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.

The responsible statisticians for this release is Rachel Moyce. For further details about the estimates, or to be added to a distribution list for future updates, please email us at evidence@culture.gov.uk.

Pre-release access

The document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.

Published 30 April 2020