On the Employment in UK Financial and Related Services

Financial services and related professional services are some of the most important industries critical to the UK economy. Currently about 2.2 million workers are employed in these sectors. Professional services related to finance include legal, accounting and management consulting. Of the 2.2 million the majority are in banking and insurance.

The following two graphs show the breakdown of employment in these sectors:

a) By industry Breakdown

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