Public Sector Employment

• Published by: Office for National Statistics
• Last updated: 08 July 2026
• Topic: Society
• Licence: Open Government Licence

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

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Link to the data	Format	File added	Data preview
June 2018	HTML	11 September 2018	Not available
March 2018	HTML	12 June 2018	Not available
December 2017	HTML	21 March 2018	Not available
September 2017	HTML	13 December 2017	Not available
June 2017	HTML	13 September 2017	Not available
Dec 2016	HTML	15 March 2017	Not available
June 2016	HTML	19 September 2016	Not available
March 2016	HTML	15 June 2016	Not available

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