HC Deb 13 June 2003 vol 406 c197W
Mr. Steen

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people and what percentage of the total work

Workforce Jobs by Sector
Thousands, headcount, mid year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total workforce jobs

of which

 28,135 28,498 28,890 29,218 29,424
Central government 870 868 869 860 874
percentage of total 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0
Local government 2,593 2,579 2,641 2,682 2,732
Percentage of total 9.2 9.0 9.7 9.2 9.3
National Health Service 1,199 1,200 1,207 1,224 1,269
Percentage of total 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3
Other public non-financial corporations 370 374 377 385 363
Percentage of total 1.3 1.3 1.3 7.3 7.2
Public sector 4,954 4,944 5,018 5,072 5,163
Percentage of total 77.6 77.3 17.4 17.4 77.5

Source:

Economic Trends, June 2002 issue, ONS

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