The number of local government employees has fallen by 33,000 since last year while NHS staff numbers are up by 20,000 over the same period, according to figures published today by the Office for National Statistics.
Total local government employment at 2.3m was 18,000 lower between the second and third quarters of this year and 87,000 or 3.6% lower on the third quarter of 2013.
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