# United Kingdom Public Sector Employment by Sector; Central Gov; UK; HC; NSA; Thousands ()

United Kingdom Public Sector Employment by Sector; Central Gov; UK; HC; NSA; Thousands () was up 0.8% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 1.1% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 4,070.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q2 2011.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.8% (Q2 2026) to 4.9% (Q1 2021), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.PUBSEC.Q.NSA.MEASURE-HC.SECTOR-CENTRALGOVT`
- 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-sector-central-gov-uk-hc-nsa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 4,070.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 4,077.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q4 2025 | 4,064.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 4,052.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 4,036.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| Q1 2025 | 4,031.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 4,002.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 3,980.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 3,939.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 3,934.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 3,894.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 3,862.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| Q2 2023 | 3,804.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 3,779.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 3,739.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 3,712.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 3,694.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 3,689.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 3,659.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 3,640.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| Q2 2021 | 3,613.0 thousands | 3.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 3,615.0 thousands | 4.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 3,526.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| Q3 2020 | 3,492.0 thousands | 2.9 |

## API

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

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