Cultural employment in United Kingdom
Cultural employment made up 5.1% of total employment in United Kingdom in 2019.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2025.
United Kingdom, 2019
5.1%
Change from 2018
0percentage points
European Union, 2019
4.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
4.4%
Cultural employment in United Kingdom over time
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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 4.3% |
| 2024 | – | 4.2% |
| 2023 | – | 4.2% |
| 2022 | – | 4.2% |
| 2021 | – | 4.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | – | 4.1% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | 4.1% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | 4.1% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | 4.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | 4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | 4.1% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | 3.9% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2018.
- Since 2011, when it was 4.7%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 4.1%.