Workforce Jobs is a quarterly measure of the number of jobs in the UK and is the preferred measure of the change in jobs by industry. Estimates are only available at national and regional level.
The term employment measures the number of people in paid work or who had a job that they were temporarily away from (for example, because they were on holiday or off sick).
A registered business is an enterprise that is registered for Pay As You Earn (PAYE), Value Added Tax (VAT), or with Companies House.
The number of people that identify as female working in each industry.
The gender pay gap is an equality measure that shows the difference in average earnings between women and men.
A living wage is defined as the minimum income necessary for a worker to meet their basic needs.