# United Kingdom Public sector employment as % of total employment; UK; HC; NSA; percentage ()

United Kingdom Public sector employment as % of total employment; UK; HC; NSA; percentage () was 18.0% in Q2 2026, unchanged from Q1 2026 and unchanged from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.8% (Q3 2018) to 18.4% (Q1 2024), averaging 17.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.PUBSECSHARE.Q.NSA.MEASURE-HC`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-04-01 (117 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/public-sector-employment-as-pct-of-total-employment-uk-hc-nsa-percentage

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 18.0% |
| Q1 2026 | 18.0% |
| Q4 2025 | 18.1% |
| Q3 2025 | 18.0% |
| Q2 2025 | 18.0% |
| Q1 2025 | 18.1% |
| Q4 2024 | 18.1% |
| Q3 2024 | 18.1% |
| Q2 2024 | 18.1% |
| Q1 2024 | 18.4% |
| Q4 2023 | 18.3% |
| Q3 2023 | 18.1% |
| Q2 2023 | 18.0% |
| Q1 2023 | 17.9% |
| Q4 2022 | 17.9% |
| Q3 2022 | 17.8% |
| Q2 2022 | 17.9% |
| Q1 2022 | 17.9% |
| Q4 2021 | 17.9% |
| Q3 2021 | 17.8% |
| Q2 2021 | 17.9% |
| Q1 2021 | 18.0% |
| Q4 2020 | 17.7% |
| Q3 2020 | 17.6% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.PUBSECSHARE.Q.NSA.MEASURE-HC"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.PUBSECSHARE.Q.NSA.MEASURE-HC",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```