Number of public sector employees UK 2024, by industry

Number of public sector employees in the United Kingdom as of 4th quarter 2024, by industry

CharacteristicNumber of employees in thousands
NHS 2,052
Education 1,656
Public administration (non-civil service) 682
Civil Service 548
Other (including financial corporations) 533
Police 282
Other health and social work 204
HM Forces 148
Construction 35
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of employees in thousands2,0522,0521,6561,6566826825485485335332822822042041481483535NHSEducationPublic administration (non-civil service)Civil ServiceOther (including financial corporations)PoliceOther health and social workHM ForcesConstruction
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March 2025

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q4 2024

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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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