The National Health Service (NHS) had around 2.04 million employees as of the third quarter of 2024, making it the largest public sector employer in the United Kingdom. In the same quarter, 1.66 million people worked in education, the second-largest industry in terms of public sector employees.
Number of public sector employees in the United Kingdom as of 3rd quarter 2024, by industry
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 17, 2024). Number of public sector employees in the United Kingdom as of 3rd quarter 2024, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284104/public-sector-employment-uk-by-industry/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of public sector employees in the United Kingdom as of 3rd quarter 2024, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284104/public-sector-employment-uk-by-industry/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of public sector employees in the United Kingdom as of 3rd quarter 2024, by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284104/public-sector-employment-uk-by-industry/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Public Sector Employees in The United Kingdom as of 3rd Quarter 2024, by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284104/public-sector-employment-uk-by-industry/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of public sector employees in the United Kingdom as of 3rd quarter 2024, by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284104/public-sector-employment-uk-by-industry/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
Number of public sector employees in the United Kingdom as of 3rd quarter 2024, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284104/public-sector-employment-uk-by-industry/
