Public sector personnel

People employed in central and local government, and public corporations, including second jobs in the public sector. Includes Civil Service employment with regional and diversity analyses.

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

3,249 000's

2019 Q3

Release date:
17 December 2019

Next release:
17 March 2020
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Public sector employment, UK: September 2019

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  • There were an estimated 5.43 million people employed in the public sector for September 2019, which was 27,000 more than for June 2019.
  • 16.5% of all people in paid work were employed in the public sector for September 2019, unchanged from June 2019.
  • Between September 2018 and September 2019, public sector employment increased by an estimated 80,000.
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