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

United Kingdom Public Sector Employment by Industry;NHS;UK;HC;SA;Thousands () was down 0.05% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.3% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 2,068.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2012.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.05% (Q2 2026) to 5.2% (Q1 2021), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-G7FG.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1999-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (110 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/public-sector-employment-by-industry-nhs-uk-hc-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 2,068.0 thousands | −0.05 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,068.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,069.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,069.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,069.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,062.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,053.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,041.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,027.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,017.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,004.0 thousands | 4.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,984.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,962.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,938.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,916.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,899.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,884.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,874.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 1,862.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| Q3 2021 | 1,850.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,847.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 1,835.0 thousands | 5.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 1,792.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| Q3 2020 | 1,778.0 thousands | 3.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-G7FG.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMP.Q.SA.ITEM-G7FG.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```