asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the number of civil servants on the last available date; and if he will give similar information for each of the 12 preceding years.
Written Answers. - Civil Service Numbers.
177.
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following statement:
|
Date |
Number of Civil Servants |
|
1st January, 1968 |
33,689 |
|
1st January, 1967 |
32,965 |
|
1st January, 1966 |
32,609 |
|
1st January, 1965 |
31,675 |
|
1st January, 1964 |
30,383 |
|
1st January, 1963 |
29,728 |
|
1st January, 1962 |
28,910 |
|
2nd January, 1961 |
28,081 |
|
1st January, 1960 |
28,108 |
|
1st January, 1959 |
28,039 |
|
1st January, 1958 |
30,285 |
|
1st January, 1957 |
30,723 |
|
2nd January, 1956 |
30,594 |
The figures are taken from the Civil Service Census which relates to the first working day of the calendar year. The 1956, 1957 and 1958 figures include temporary classes—mainly Scale-payment Sub-Postmasters, Branch Managers of Employment Exchanges and certain part-time employees—whose estimated total number is 2,700 at most and who were excluded from the Census from 1959 onwards.