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Upward trend in public sector employment continues

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employment change (%) compared with February 2020 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 Feb. 2020 Dec. 2021 Public sector employeesPublic sector employees Private sector employeesPrivate sector employees Self-employed Self-employed
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0288-01.

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Upward trend in public sector employment continues, employment change (%) compared with February 2020
  Public sector employees Private sector employees Self-employed
February 2020 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 2020 -3.5 -6.6 -1.5
April 2020 -5.7 -21.8 -2.3
May 2020 -6.2 -19.0 -3.4
June 2020 -4.9 -11.8 -3.1
July 2020 -3.5 -8.9 -3.3
August 2020 -3.0 -6.6 -6.3
September 2020 1.4 -4.8 -6.9
October 2020 0.9 -4.1 -6.1
November 2020 1.6 -3.9 -5.8
December 2020 2.1 -4.2 -7.3
January 2021 1.8 -5.9 -7.0
February 2021 2.9 -4.1 -7.4
March 2021 4.1 -2.4 -5.4
April 2021 3.8 -4.1 -5.1
May 2021 3.5 -4.6 -5.0
June 2021 4.6 -2.5 -7.2
July 2021 3.8 -1.5 -7.1
August 2021 4.6 -0.9 -7.6
September 2021 6.6 -0.1 -8.4
October 2021 6.6 0.4 -9.7
November 2021 7.1 1.3 -8.7
December 2021 7.9 1.4 -8.5
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0288-01.
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