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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