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

3,095 000's

2018 Q1

Release date:
12 June 2018

Next release:
11 September 2018
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Public sector employment, UK: March 2018

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  • There were 5.36 million people employed in the public sector for March 2018, that is, 10,000 more than for December 2017.
  • There were 27.04 million people employed in the private sector for March 2018, that is, 136,000 more than for December 2017.
  • Between March 2017 and March 2018, employment in the public sector fell by 102,000 due to the reclassification of English housing associations; excluding the effects of this reclassification, public sector employment increased by 42,000.
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  • 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

    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

    The data summary tool is a spreadsheet that allows users to see how a specific department differs from the Civil Service average or from another government department. For example the proportions of the headcounts of different government departments split between men and women, full-timers and part-timers, permanent and temporary appointments, regions where staff work and a number of others.

  • 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

    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

    The data summary tool is a spreadsheet that allows users to see how a specific department differs from the Civil Service average or from another government department. For example the proportions of the headcounts of different government departments split between men and women, full-timers and part-timers, permanent and temporary appointments, regions where staff work and a number of others.

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  • Public sector employment, UK: March 2018

    The official measure of people employed in the UK public sector, including private sector estimates, based on the difference between total UK employment and public sector employment.

  • Civil Service statistics, UK: 2017

    Presents Civil Service employment statistics, which provide regional analyses, diversity and earnings statistics for the Civil Service population.

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