Government workforce size across the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey and the United Kingdom — employment by sector from the census (1961–2021), OHR payroll FTE (2015–2024), and share of total employment.
IoM census dots: public administration sector only (1961–2021, Statistics IoM). IoM FTE line: OHR payroll (2015–2024), includes health, education, police, fire — not comparable with census dots. Upper bound (optional): public admin + professional/educational/medical/scientific sector combined — ceiling that includes private sector. Jersey: core GOJ jobs (Statistics Jersey, Dec 2002–2023). Guernsey: States FTE (Annual Accounts, 2021–22 only). UK excluded from absolute view — see Indexed tab.
Indexed: each series = 100 at the selected base year. IoM uses OHR FTE (2015+). Jersey = core GOJ jobs (Dec). Guernsey = States FTE (2021–22, two points). UK = ONS G7G3 total public sector FTE. Base year must fall within each series' date range — Guernsey and Jersey unavailable for 2015 base.
Source: IoM in Numbers 2025, Table 3 — Employment by Sector 1961 to 2021 (Statistics Isle of Man, Cabinet Office, September 2025). Census anchor years: 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021. All values are observed census counts — no interpolation. The classification "professional, educational, medical and scientific services" is the IoM's own industrial classification and does not correspond to SIC 2007 sectors. It includes both public and private sector employment in those fields and cannot be used as a government employment proxy without adjustment.
The total employed figure from the same table is used as the denominator in the share panel. Note: 2011 and 2016 totals include a small "not stated or inadequately described" residual (146 and 609 respectively) not shown in sector rows.
Source: IOMG Office of Human Resources payroll data, released via Tynwald written answers and Freedom of Information requests. Covers all IOMG employees including civil servants, teachers, NHS/Manx Care staff, police, fire service. Excludes: Manx Utilities Authority, IOM Post Office, Crown appointments, judiciary, Tynwald members, agency staff. Points: 2015 (6,702.9), 2016 (6,736.5), 2018 (6,904.5), 2019 (6,930.7), 2020 (6,905.7), 2021 (7,049.4), 2022 (7,243.6), 2023 (7,432.5, Sep), 2024 (7,837, EPRC structural deficit report March 2026).
Source: Statistics Jersey Labour Market report, December snapshot, Appendix 1. Core GOJ = permanent and fixed-term contracts only. Excludes zero-hours contracts, trading bodies, Parishes. Total jobs denominator from same report. Reclassification 2014–17: Andium Homes, Visit Jersey, Jersey Sport incorporated, moving ~100 jobs from core GOJ to private sector — the 2015–16 dip is partly definitional not structural.
Source: States of Guernsey Annual Accounts. Core States only — excludes trading entities (Guernsey Post, Guernsey Water/Waste, Guernsey Dairy). Only two annual points currently available; additional years require extraction from individual Accounts PDFs (2007 onwards). 2024 Annual Accounts reference "over 6,500 FTEs" for the Group (including trading entities) — a different, wider measure.
Source: ONS Public Sector Employment time series G7G3 — total public sector FTE, seasonally adjusted, thousands. Reclassifications: Lloyds/RBS included as public sector Dec 2008–Dec 2013 (inflates peak); Royal Mail to private Dec 2013 (~150k); NatWest returned to private Q1 2024 (~15k). LFS total employment used as denominator for % panel.
The IoM census "public administration" series and the OHR FTE series cannot be joined. The census series is a sector employment count (public administration activities only); the OHR series is a comprehensive government payroll count including health, education, police and fire. The 9-year gap (2007–2014) represents the absence of a published continuous FTE series, not a period of zero growth.