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Article: Public sector employment quarter 1 2005.
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- M2 Presswire
- Article date:
- July 15, 2005
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M2 PRESSWIRE-15 July 2005-UK Government: Public sector employment quarter 1 2005(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Public sector employment increased by 72,000 in the twelve months to quarter 1 2005 to stand at 5.824 million. This compares with an increase of 148,000 in the twelve months to quarter 1 2004. Public sector employment has increased by 546,000 since quarter 1 2000.
In central government employment increased by 35,000 in the twelve months to quarter 1 2005. In local government it increased by 41,000 and in public corporations it fell by 4,000.
The number of employees in the Civil Service fell by 9,000 in the ...