Employment in public and private sectors by age and gender

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This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Employment in public and private sectors by age and gender
Indicator description
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)
Definitions

The public sector is the part of the economy composed of both public services and public enterprises. For further information please see Office for National Statistics Public sector classification guide.
Available disaggregations
Calculations

(Number of people employed in the public sector by sex or age grouping / Number of people employed in the public sector) * 100
Other information

Age and sex distribution in the public sector can be viewed using the sector dropdown. Age and sex distribution in the general population is also provided for representative comparison. Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has not been identified in collaboration with topic experts.
Data last updated 24 June 2022
Metadata last updated 03 February 2022

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportions of positions in national and local institutions, including (a) the legislatures; (b) the public service; and (c) the judiciary, compared to national distributions, by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups
Target name

Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

Tier I (a)/Tier II (b, c)
UN custodian agency

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals metadata for target 16.7 opens in a new window

Source 1

Organisation

Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Periodicity

Quarterly
Earliest available data

2000
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source
Release date 06 December 2017
Next release

TBC
Statistical classification

Non-Official
Contact details

yanitsa.petkova@ons.gov.uk
Other information

Source 2

Organisation

Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Periodicity

Quarterly
Earliest available data

2008
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source Public sector employment opens in a new window
Release date 21 March 2018
Next release

12/06/2018
Statistical classification

National Statistic
Contact details

pse@ons.gov.uk
Other information

Source 3

Organisation

Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

1838
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland opens in a new window
Release date 22 June 2017
Next release

01/06/2018
Statistical classification

Official Statistic
Contact details

pop.info@ons.gov.uk
Other information
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