Public sector personnel

People employed in central government, local government and public corporations, including those with a second job in the public sector. Statistics also include Civil Service employment with regional, earnings and diversity analyses.

Highlights

Public Sector Employment by Sector; Central Gov; UK; HC; SA; Thousands

3,140 000's

2018 Q3

Release date:
11 December 2018

Next release:
19 March 2019
View this data
More data

Public sector employment, UK: September 2018

What's in the bulletin?

  • For September 2018, 5.36 million people were estimated to be employed in the public sector, 2,000 fewer than for June 2018; this very small fall was entirely due to the transfer of Scottish housing associations to the private sector.
  • Excluding the Scottish housing associations transfer, the number of people employed in the public sector was estimated to have increased by 20,000 between June and September 2018.
  • Between September 2017 and September 2018, public sector employment fell by an estimated 120,000; this large fall was entirely due to the transfer of housing associations in England, Wales and Scotland to the private sector during this period.
Read this statistical bulletin
More publications
Back to top

Time series related to Public sector personnel

View all time series related to Public sector personnel Back to top

Datasets related to Public sector personnel

  • Public sector employment

    Quarterly estimates of UK and regional public sector employment, made up of central government (including Civil Service), local government and public corporations. The estimates also include an industrial breakdown.

  • Civil Service statistics

    Annual data on Civil Service employment in the UK, including gender, ethnicity, disability status, earnings and location of the Civil Service workforce.

  • Civil Service statistics data summary tool

    An interactive tool allowing users to compare government departments and the Civil Service average, including the split between men and women, full-time and part-time employees, permanent and temporary appointments and regional analysis.

  • Public sector employment time series

    Seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted quarterly time series of UK public sector employment, containing the latest estimates.

  • Civil Service statistics

    Annual data on Civil Service employment in the UK, including gender, ethnicity, disability status, earnings and location of the Civil Service workforce.

  • Civil Service statistics data summary tool

    An interactive tool allowing users to compare government departments and the Civil Service average, including the split between men and women, full-time and part-time employees, permanent and temporary appointments and regional analysis.

View all datasets related to Public sector personnel Back to top

Publications related to Public sector personnel

Statistical bulletins

View all related statistical bulletins
Back to top

Methodology related to Public sector personnel

View all related methodology

Looking for local statistics?

A handy guide to let you know where to find local statistics.