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<p>As set out in table 1, the energy sector directly contributed 2.3% of GDP, or £40.2
billion, to the UK economy in 2016 and directly employed 178,000 people. Further jobs
are supported indirectly, for example, an estimated 152,000 were employed in support
of UK oil and gas extraction, while the ONS separately estimate that the low carbon
electricity sector employed 40,500 in the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Contribution
to GDP and direct employment of the UK energy sector in 2016</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Contribution to GDP</p></td><td><p>Employment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coal
extraction</p></td><td><p>0.002%</p></td><td><p>1,936</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oil
and gas extraction</p></td><td><p>0.78%</p></td><td><p>32,192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refining</p></td><td><p>0.08%</p></td><td><p>3,887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>1.03%</p></td><td><p>87,277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>0.37%</p></td><td><p>47,723</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear
fuel processing</p></td><td><p>0.07%</p></td><td><p>4,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2.33%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>178,000</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
Tables 1 and 2 of <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/631147/UK_Energy_in_Brief_2017_dataset.xls"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/631147/UK_Energy_in_Brief_2017_dataset.xls</a></p>
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