How many people are employed in the pharmaceutical industry?

The pharmaceutical industry in the UK employs around 67,000 people directly (25,000 of those in research and development).

The wider Life Sciences sector supported 482,000 jobs in 2015. This comprised of 140,000 direct jobs, 196,000 indirect jobs in companies in the Life Sciences supply chain and 146,000 jobs through induced effects. Find out more here.

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How many people are employed in the pharmaceutical industry?

The pharmaceutical industry in the UK employs around 67,000 people directly (25,000 of those in research and development).

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