The British apparel industry experienced a 3% drop in new job postings in Q1 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Tesco with 18,253 job postings according to GlobalData’s analysis of apparel company job postings. Key aspects of the United Kingdom apparel market, including market sizing and trend analysis by segment (value & volume), price positioning, and leading brands in the clothing and footwear categories are covered in GlobalData’s United Kingdom (UK) Apparel Market Size, Trend Analysis, and Forecast, 2021-2026 report. Buy the report here.
Notably, Sales and Related Occupations jobs accounted for a 12% share of the British’s apparel industry new job postings in Q1 2023, down by 39% over the prior quarter.
Sales and Related Occupations drive apparel hiring activity
Of the industry's total hiring activity, the highest number of new job postings were for Sales and Related Occupations, which accounted for 12% of the total new job postings in Q1 2023 and were down by 74% year-on-year. Second highest were Management Occupations, which accounted for 8% and rise by 2% year-on-year, and third highest were Production Occupations, which were 64% of the new job postings and 143% higher year-on-year.
Top five companies in apparel accounted for 83% of hiring activity
The highest number of jobs were posted by Tesco with 18,253, followed by J Sainsbury with 7,019, while the highest increase was at Wm Morrison Supermarkets at 9%.
For further understanding of GlobalData's United Kingdom (UK) Apparel Market Size, Trend Analysis, and Forecast, 2021-2026, buy the report here.
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