# United Kingdom Public Sector Employment by Sector;Total Public Corps;UK;FTE;SAThousands ()

United Kingdom Public Sector Employment by Sector;Total Public Corps;UK;FTE;SAThousands () was up 1.3% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 2.7% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 153.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −51.0% (Q3 2018) to 35.9% (Q2 2020), averaging −4.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.PUBSEC.Q.NSA.ITEM-G7FY.MEASURE-FTE.SECTOR-PUBLICCORP`
- 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-total-public-corps-uk-fte-sathousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 153.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 151.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 152.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 153.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 151.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 147.0 thousands | −20.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 149.0 thousands | −19.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 149.0 thousands | −20.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 147.0 thousands | −20.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 184.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 186.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 187.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 185.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 184.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 185.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 185.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 182.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 184.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 187.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 188.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 191.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 191.0 thousands | 28.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 193.0 thousands | 33.1 |
| Q3 2020 | 195.0 thousands | 32.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.PUBSEC.Q.NSA.ITEM-G7FY.MEASURE-FTE.SECTOR-PUBLICCORP"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.PUBSEC.Q.NSA.ITEM-G7FY.MEASURE-FTE.SECTOR-PUBLICCORP",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```