This labour market bulletin for Local Government is based on data from the Labour Force Survey, unless otherwise stated. The data covers the period of April-June of 2017. 2,682,000 people employed in local government Compared to 2,763,000 same period the previous year. EMPLOYMENT TREND 01 REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT 02 North East North West Yorkshire & Humberside East Midlands South West South East London East of England West Midlands England Scotland N. Ireland Wales 292,000 2,186,000 56,000 148,000 GENDER 03 LOCAL GOVT ALL SECTORS males females 28% 53% 72% 47% ETHNICITY 04 AGE 05 CONTRACT TYPES 06 Full/Part Time 6% 91% of employees in the sector have a second job, compared with 4% of all employees. of employees in the sector have a permanent contract, compared with 80% of all employees. 05 Length of Service EDUCATION & TRAINING 07 Highest qualification Local Government Highest qualification All Sectors of employees in local govt attended training in the last 3 months 35% of the total workforce attended training in the last 3 months 24% HEALTH & WELLBEING 08 Does health problem limit activity? of employees who reported having at least one health condition compared with 25% of the total workforce 28% of employees who reported a DDA and/or work limiting disability compared with 14% of all employees. 16% As percentage of the 744,000 local government employees who have at least one health condition: www.sfjuk.com/research-hub E: [email protected] T: 0117 922 1155 Source: Labour Force Survey Produced by Adela Sobrepera, SfJ 2017