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Industry Statistics

Cleaning & hygiene: industry at a glance

A snapshot of the UK cleaning, hygiene and waste sector in five powerful numbers.

Economic impact
£66.9bn
Record contribution in 2022

In 2022, the cleaning, hygiene and waste sector generated £66.9 billion for the UK economy.

Resilience
£57bn
Even in 2020

Even in 2020, at the height of disruption, the sector still contributed around £57 billion to the UK economy.

Workforce
1.49m
People in the sector

Around 1.49 million people work in the cleaning, hygiene and waste sector across the UK.

National employer
5%
Of the UK workforce

That’s roughly 5% of the entire UK workforce — around one in twenty people in work.

Top 10 industry
Top 10
By employment

The cleaning, hygiene and waste sector is firmly established as one of the UK’s top ten industries by employment.