Data: Quarter of a million retail jobs lost in five years

The UK retail sector has shed nearly a quarter of a million jobs over the past five years, with the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealing a significant decline in employment.
As of December 2024, there were 2.88 million retail jobs in the UK, traditionally the highest point of the year due to seasonal increases during the Christmas period.
However, the four-quarter average showed a drop to 2.84 million jobs, marking a decline of 70,000 from the previous year and 249