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Following the government’s announcement that pubs, clubs, cinemas and theatres are to close from tonight, the Guardian’s data team have found this will affect some 1.4 million workers across the country.

There are some 39,000 pubs and bars across the UK employing 450,000 between them, all of which will be forced to close their doors from this evening while a further 75,000 people working in 7,600 clubs will be affected.



The closure of social venues including pubs, clubs and theatres will affect some 1.4m workers. The closure of social venues including pubs, clubs and theatres will affect some 1.4m workers.

There are 63,000 licenced and unlicenced restaurants and cafes, employing some 820,000 people. Restaurants will still be able to offer take out services so it does not follow that all of these people will be affected but it is impossible to know right now how many will continue to go to work.



There are 840 cinemas in the UK, according to the UK Cinema association, and this industry employs more than 21,000 people.



The details of the government’s announcement that it will protect workers, by paying up to 80% of their wages with a cap of £2500 per month, is not yet clear but will likely include many of these employees.



The median earnings of affected workers include bar staff whose median earnings stand at £7,553 in 2019 and waiters and waitresses who earned £8,091 on average. Around 75% of workers in both groups are part-time. Bar managers’ median wage is £19,691.



People working in gyms earn a median of £11,927 rising to £29,982 for managers.

The median wage for all full- and part-time employees stood at £24,897 last year.

