HC Deb 15 July 1977 vol 935 cc304-5W
Mr. Peter Morrison

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the Official Report the number of employees in the public sector for each of the five most recent years for which figures are available.

Mr. Golding:

Following is the information as published in the February 1977 issue of Economic Trends

Employees in the public sector: United Kingdom
June 1971 … … 6,581,000
June 1972 … … 6,656,000
June 1973 … … 6,760,000
June 1974 … … 6,886,000
June 1975 … … 7,242,000

Estimates are compiled using National Accounts definitions.

Part-time employees are counted as full units.

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