Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.2594 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2005–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 0.2594, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.312 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2594, in 2017.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 11th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.2958 | — |
| 2006 | 0.312 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2727 | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3025 | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2915 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2906 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2795 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2965 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2652 | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2699 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2775 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2892 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2594 | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2949 | 0.2727 | 0.312 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2785 | 0.2594 | 0.2965 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.2594 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.312 in 2006.
- What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2594 in 2017.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 11th out of 65 countries with data for 2017.
- Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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