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.

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

3,168 000's

2018 Q4

Release date:
19 March 2019

Next release:
11 June 2019
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Public sector employment, UK: December 2018

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  • For December 2018, there were an estimated 5.37 million people employed in the public sector, 13,000 more than for September 2018
  • 6.4% of all people in paid work were employed in the public sector for December 2018, the lowest percentage since the start of the series in 1999.
  • Been December 2017 and December 2018, public sector employment increased by an estimated 32,000; this change is affected by the transfer of Welsh and Scottish housing associations to the private sector.
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