Average pay for public sector workers is up slightly. The average weekly earnings in the public sector (excluding health) rose by 1.7% in the year to June 2008.
Employment in the public sector is up by 8,600. A total of 262,600 people were employed in the public sector (excluding health) in June 2008 compared to 254,000 in June 2007.
Employment in education increased from 97,000 to 101,600.
Overall employment in the public sector (including health) was 373,100 in June 2008, an increase of
7,500 compared with June 2007.
