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

United Kingdom Public Sector Employment by Industry; NHS; UK; HC; NSA; Thousands () was down 0.05% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.3% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 2,062.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2012.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.05% (Q2 2026) to 5.3% (Q1 2021), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.PUBSEC.Q.NSA.MEASURE-HC.SECTOR-NHS`
- 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-nhs-uk-hc-nsa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 2,062.0 thousands | −0.05 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,073.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,070.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,069.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,063.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,067.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,053.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,041.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,021.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,023.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,004.0 thousands | 4.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,984.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,956.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,944.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,915.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,900.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,878.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,880.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,861.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,852.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,841.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,840.0 thousands | 5.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,791.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| Q3 2020 | 1,780.0 thousands | 3.9 |

## API

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

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