Number of public sector employees UK 2021, by industry

Published by D. Clark, Jan 18, 2022
The National Health Service (NHS) had over 1.84 million employees as of the third quarter of 2021, making it the largest public sector employer in the United Kingdom. In the same year, around 1.5 million people worked in education, the second largest industry in terms of public sector employees.

Number of public sector employees in the United Kingdom as of 3rd quarter 2021, by industry (in 1,000s)

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