# United Kingdom Public Sector Employment by Industry; Police; UK; FTE; SA; Thousands ()

United Kingdom Public Sector Employment by Industry; Police; UK; FTE; SA; Thousands () was up 0.0% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.0% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 273.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.5% (Q2 2016) to 5.0% (Q2 2020), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.PUBSEC.Q.SA.MEASURE-FTE.SECTOR-POLICE`
- 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-police-uk-fte-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 273.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 273.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 273.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 272.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 273.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 273.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 273.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 272.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 271.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q1 2024 | 272.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 272.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 271.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 270.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 270.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 265.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q3 2022 | 264.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 262.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 262.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 260.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 260.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 258.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 257.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 254.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| Q3 2020 | 252.0 thousands | 4.6 |

## API

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

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