# United Kingdom Public Sector Employment by Sector; Local Gov; ;HC; SA; Thousands ()

United Kingdom Public Sector Employment by Sector; Local Gov; ;HC; SA; Thousands () was down 0.1% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −0.5% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 1,970.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since Q1 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.1% (Q2 2017) to 0.4% (Q2 2023), averaging −1.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.PUBSEC.Q.SA.MEASURE-HC.SECTOR-LOCALGOVT`
- 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-local-gov-hc-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 1,970.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,967.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,967.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,971.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,972.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,977.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,986.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,988.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,995.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,997.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,998.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,998.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,001.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,999.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,995.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| Q3 2022 | 1,994.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 1,994.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 1,996.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| Q4 2021 | 2,000.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q3 2021 | 2,001.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 2,000.0 thousands | 0.05 |
| Q1 2021 | 2,000.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,000.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| Q3 2020 | 2,001.0 thousands | −0.6 |

## API

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

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