BRES publishes employee and employment estimates at detailed geographical and industrial levels and is regarded as the definitive source of official government employee statistics by industry.

Publications

  • Employees in the UK by region: 2019

    The Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) is the official source of employee and employment estimates by detailed geography and industry. Figures are presented mainly for regions, although some detail for local authority districts is also provided.

  • Employees in the UK: 2019

    Number of employees in the UK, full-time and part-time, by sector, industry, country and English region, from the Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES).

  • Employees in the UK by industry: 2019

    The Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) is the official source of employee and employment estimates by detailed geography and industry. Figures are presented mainly for Sections as defined by the Standard Industiral Classification 2007, although some detail for Divisions is also included.

Data

The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

Designation can be broadly interpreted to mean that the statistics:

  • meet identified user needs
  • are well explained and readily accessible
  • are produced according to sound methods
  • are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest

Once statistics have been designated as National Statistics it is a statutory requirement that the Code of Practice shall continue to be observed.

Changes to this release date

  • Previous date:
    27 October 2020 09:30
    Reason for change:
    The Business Register Employment Survey estimates for 2019 have been delayed. Due to an error found within the estimates whilst undertaking quality assurance, this would have had a significant impact on the quality of the estimates. As this is the case, further processing has been undertaken to correct this error prior to publication.
  • Previous date:
    30 September 2020 09:30
    Reason for change:
    The Business Register Employment Survey estimates for 2019 have been delayed. Due to the impact of COVID, staff that are new to the survey have had to work from home and undergo training remotely. This situation had the potential to affect the quality of the estimates. Therefore, ONS felt it prudent to delay release for a month.