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Public sector employment in the United Kingdom in 2017, by industry

Public sector employment in the United Kingdom as of 2017, by industry (in thousand individuals employed)

The data displays the number of people employed in the public sector in the UK as of 2017. The biggest sector in terms of employment was the National Health Service with 1.62 million individuals employed.

Construction	35
HM Forces	156
Police (including civilians)	248
Civil Service	423
Education	1521
National Health Service	1621
Other health and social work	257
Other (including financial corporations)	594

Public sector employment in the United Kingdom in 2017, by industry

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