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Public Sector Employment

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
Updated
8 July 2026
Topic
Society

Summary

This release contains detailed public sector employment estimates, updated quarterly. For most sources that contribute to these statistics, the employment is reported for a specific date in the quarter. The public sector comprises central government, local government and public corporations as defined for the UK National Accounts. Public sector employment estimates are provided on a headcount and full-time equivalent basis by sector and industry. Regional headcounts are also provided. Source agency: Office for National Statistics Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: PSE

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
June 2018 HTML 11/9/2018
March 2018 HTML 12/6/2018
December 2017 HTML 21/3/2018
September 2017 HTML 13/12/2017
June 2017 HTML 13/9/2017
Dec 2016 HTML 15/3/2017
June 2016 HTML 19/9/2016
March 2016 HTML 15/6/2016

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