The number of people working in the public sector across the 海角视频 has risen, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics.
The latest analysis of the make up of the 海角视频 workplace, as of March 2019, shows an estimated public sector workforce of 5.39 million - representing a rise of 0.7% on March, 2018.
Excluding a reclassification in Wales and Scotland of housing association staff being employed in the private sector, public sector employment in the 海角视频 rose 70,000 on the year or 1.3%.
The NHS counted for 31.2% (1.67 million) of all people employed in the public sector and 5.1% of all people in paid work in the 海角视频.
There were 1.05 million people employed in public administration.
The figures show a continuing trend of more people employed in central government and fewer people employed in local government, due mainly to some local authority schools in England converting to academy status.
The number employed in central government reached a record high of 3.20 million for March 2019.
This is up 27,000 (0.9%), compared with December 2018 and up 111,000 (3.6%) compared with March 2018.
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Local government employment though reached a record low of 2.03 million for March 2019.
This is down 10,000 (0.5%) compared with December 2018 and down 38,000 (1.8%) on the year
There were 27.36 million people employed in the private sector, 318,000 (1.2%) more than the estimate for a year earlier.
The transfer of Welsh and Scottish housing associations to the private sector did though contribute to the annual rise.
Excluding their impact, private sector employment increased by 287,000 (1.1%) between March 2018 and March 2019.