# United Kingdom Public Sector Employment by Industry; HM Forces; UK; HC; NSA; Thousands ()

United Kingdom Public Sector Employment by Industry; HM Forces; UK; HC; NSA; Thousands () was up 1.4% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.7% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 149.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.8% (Q3 2023) to 3.3% (Q4 2020), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.PUBSEC.Q.NSA.MEASURE-HC.SECTOR-HMFORCES`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1991-04-01 to 2026-04-01 (141 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/public-sector-employment-by-industry-hm-forces-uk-hc-nsa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 149.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 149.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 148.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 148.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 147.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 148.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 147.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 148.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 147.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 149.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 149.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 150.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 151.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| Q1 2023 | 153.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 154.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 156.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 157.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 159.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| Q4 2021 | 159.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| Q3 2021 | 160.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 160.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 160.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 158.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| Q3 2020 | 157.0 thousands | 1.9 |

## API

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

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