| Characteristic | Public Sector | Private Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 4.9% | 3.9% |
| Q4 2025 | 7% | 3.5% |
| Q3 2025 | 6.8% | 4.4% |
| Q2 2025 | 5.3% | 4.7% |
| Q1 2025 | 5.4% | 5.5% |
| Q4 2024 | 4.8% | 6.3% |
| Q3 2024 | 3.5% | 4.9% |
| Q2 2024 | 1.9% | 5.2% |
| Q1 2024 | 6.2% | 6% |
| Q4 2023 | 6% | 5.7% |
| Q3 2023 | 8.7% | 7.7% |
| Q2 2023 | 10.7% | 7.8% |
| Q1 2023 | 5.6% | 6.4% |
| Q4 2022 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| Q3 2022 | 2.4% | 6.8% |
| Q2 2022 | 1.7% | 6.1% |
| Q1 2022 | 1.6% | 8.5% |
| Q4 2021 | 2.7% | 5.4% |
| Q3 2021 | 2.6% | 6.7% |
| Q2 2021 | 2.8% | 10.4% |
| Q1 2021 | 5.5% | 3.9% |
| Q4 2020 | 4.4% | 4.6% |
| Q3 2020 | 3.8% | 1% |
| Q2 2020 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| Q1 2020 | 3.2% | 2% |
| Q4 2019 | 3.3% | 2.6% |
| Q3 2019 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Q2 2019 | 4% | 4% |
| Q1 2019 | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Q4 2018 | 2.8% | 3.7% |
| Q3 2018 | 2.9% | 3.2% |
| Q2 2018 | 2.2% | 2.4% |
| Q1 2018 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| Q4 2017 | 2% | 2.8% |
| Q3 2017 | 1.7% | 2.5% |
| Q2 2017 | 1.3% | 2.5% |
| Q1 2017 | 1.2% | 2.4% |
| Q4 2016 | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| Q3 2016 | 1.5% | 2.6% |
| Q2 2016 | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| Q1 2016 | 1.5% | 2.4% |
| Q4 2015 | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| Q3 2015 | 1.3% | 3.3% |
| Q2 2015 | 1% | 2.8% |
| Q1 2015 | 0.3% | 2.8% |
| Q4 2014 | 0.7% | 2.4% |
| Q3 2014 | 0.9% | 1% |
| Q2 2014 | -0.6% | 0.1% |
| Q1 2014 | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Q4 2013 | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| Q3 2013 | -0.4% | 1% |
| Q2 2013 | 0.9% | 2.5% |
| Q1 2013 | 1.3% | 0.5% |
| Q4 2012 | 2% | 1.2% |
| Q3 2012 | 2.4% | 1.8% |
| Q2 2012 | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| Q1 2012 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Q4 2011 | 1.9% | 2% |
| Q3 2011 | 2.7% | 2.1% |
| Q2 2011 | 2.8% | 2.5% |
| Q1 2011 | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| Q4 2010 | 2.8% | 1.6% |
| Q3 2010 | 2.7% | 1.7% |
| Q2 2010 | 4.2% | 0.1% |
| Q1 2010 | 4.5% | 4.3% |
| Q4 2009 | 3.7% | -0.5% |
| Q3 2009 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| Q2 2009 | 3.2% | 0.3% |
| Q1 2009 | 2.7% | -3.5% |
| Q4 2008 | 3.6% | 2.6% |
| Q3 2008 | 3.9% | 2.8% |
| Q2 2008 | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Q1 2008 | 3.4% | 4.4% |
| Q4 2007 | 3.2% | 4.3% |
| Q3 2007 | 3.2% | 5.7% |
| Q2 2007 | 3.5% | 4.7% |
| Q1 2007 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| Q4 2006 | 2.8% | 4.5% |
| Q3 2006 | 3.1% | 4.3% |
| Q2 2006 | 3.4% | 5.5% |
| Q1 2006 | 4.6% | 5% |
| Q4 2005 | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| Q3 2005 | 5.4% | 4.7% |
| Q2 2005 | 6.1% | 3.9% |
| Q1 2005 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Q4 2004 | 4.4% | 4.9% |
| Q3 2004 | 3.9% | 4.6% |
| Q2 2004 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| Q1 2004 | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| Q4 2003 | 4.8% | 3.6% |
| Q3 2003 | 5.6% | 2.6% |
| Q2 2003 | 4.3% | 2.4% |
| Q1 2003 | 4.2% | 2.6% |
| Q4 2002 | 4.3% | 2.3% |
| Q3 2002 | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Q2 2002 | 3.7% | 3.6% |
| Q1 2002 | 4.5% | 2.9% |
| Q4 2001 | 5.5% | 3.8% |
| Q3 2001 | 6.3% | 4.5% |
| Q2 2001 | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Q1 2001 | 3.2% | 6.8% |
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May 2026
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United Kingdom
Survey time period
Q1 2001 to Q1 2026
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