Retail Shrinks by over 360,000 Jobs in a Decade

UK retail jobs down by 360,000 in a decade

Drapers UK retail jobs down by 360,000 in a decade The were 2.8 million retail jobs in the UK in March 2025, 364,000 fewer than a decade ago, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The post UK retail jobs down by 360,000 in a decade appeared first on Drapers.

Retail jobs fall by 360,000 in past decade

The BRC has estimated that a further 160,000 jobs are expected to be at risk over the next three years

Retail shrinks by over 360,000 jobs in a decade

The number of retail jobs in the UK has shrunk by more than a tenth since 2015, according to new data. There were 2.76m jobs in retail in March 2025, 360,000 fewer than in 2015, according to the latest report by the ONS. The number of full-time jobs has fallen by 117,000 since 2015, while the number of part-time jobs has fallen by 246,000. A further one in ten jobs are expected to be lost by 2035, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)…

ONS Data: Retail loses over 360,000 jobs in a decade

Retail has lost over 360,000 jobs in the past decade, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), further highlighting the difficulties the sector is facing. The figures show there were 2.76 million jobs in retail in March 2025, while the four-quarter average, which smooths out the seasonal variations in hiring, showed 2.80 million jobs, 93,000 fewer than at the same point last year, and 364,000 fewer than in 2015…

Reflections on organising in the retail sector

After this year’s USDAW conference David L looks back on his experience working for the union. USDAW Mural – image by Walt Jabsco used under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0   In an interview with the Morning Star at the 2025 USDAW annual conference, soon to retire General Secretary Paddy Lillis stated that he was leaving on a high, saying ‘he was only stepping back after reversing the devastating 77,000 decline in the retail union’s membership during the Covid-…

One in ten retail jobs at risk due to cost pressures - Credit Connect

A new report by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has put cost pressures in the UK retail sector could lead to one in ten jobs being at risk by 2028. Since 2015, over 350,000 retail jobs have already been lost, a decline significantly larger than that in the steel industry.   While the Government has gone out of its way to support fishing, steel manufacture and the automotive industry, retail has instead been managing an ever-increasing tax, c…