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Employment in the public and private sectors
Data showing the relative overall size of the two sectors and a more detailed analysis of employment in the public sector.
This article presents data (updated to June 1998) on employment in the public and private sectors. A similar article that presented data to June 1997 was published in the March 1998 edition of Economic Trends.
It shows the relative overall size of the two sectors (Table A) and gives a more detailed analysis of employment in the public sector.
Table B compares UK Workforce jobs (formerly workforce in employment) over ten years. Table C gives sector information by industry group (based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 1992).
Table D gives information by public sector major category and also includes data on a full-time equivalent basis as well as by headcount.
Information relating to the European System of Accounts (ESA 95) can be found in the appendix of the article. Please note all figures shown are unadjusted for seasonal variation.
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