# United Kingdom Public Sector Employment by Sector;Central Gov;UK;FTE;SA;Thousands ()

United Kingdom Public Sector Employment by Sector;Central Gov;UK;FTE;SA;Thousands () was up 0.7% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 1.0% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 3,537.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2011.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.7% (Q2 2026) to 5.5% (Q1 2021), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.PUBSEC.Q.SA.MEASURE-FTE.SECTOR-CENTRALGOVT`
- 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-sector-central-gov-uk-fte-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 3,537.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 3,530.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 3,530.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 3,519.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 3,512.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 3,494.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,484.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,460.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,433.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,423.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 3,390.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 3,351.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,328.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,291.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,258.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 3,243.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 3,216.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 3,202.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 3,183.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 3,166.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 3,131.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 3,127.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 3,058.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| Q3 2020 | 3,015.0 thousands | 3.4 |

## API

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

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