Since 1994, PUMA's Public Sector Pay and Employment (PSPE) Statistics data has provided the Member countries with serial analysis of public sector pay and employment trends. See the Documentation page for PSPE data.

Towards Government at a Glance: Identification of Core Data and Issues Related to Public Sector Efficiency, OECD Working Papers on Public Governance No. 7

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03-Mar-2008

This paper is the second in a series of three annual papers published in preparation for the publication Government at a Glance. It identifies core data for the publication and presents existing data that help assess the efficiency of government.

Employment in government in the perspective of the production costs of goods and services in the public domain - results of analysis

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28-Jan-2008

Elsa Pilichowski and Édouard Turkisch

This document presents the new methodology for gathering comparable data on public employment and the resulting data. A further comparison is made between employment data in government and the costs of production of services of the public domain.

Highlights of Public Sector Pay and Employment Trends: 2002 Update

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09-Nov-2005

This paper aims to provide OECD member countries with some selected trends of public sector pay and employment.

Statistical Questionnaire on Public Sector Pay and Employment

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09-Nov-2005

This questionnaire was sent to OECD countries to update data on employment, wages, compensation costs, pay levels and pay changes in the public sector. In addition, it includes questions on the representation of women in the public sector, ageing issues and staff turnover.

Trends in Human Resources Management Policies in OECD Countries: An Analysis of the Results of the OECD Survey on Strategic Human Resources Management

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09-Nov-2005

The OECD survey on strategic human resources management aimed to analyse HRM policies and systems across OECD member countries, and to make cross-national comparisons on the governance of the civil service and civil service reforms.

Employment in the Public Sector: Initial Reflections on the Construction of a Data and Indicators Base

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09-Nov-2005

Elsa Pilichowski

The aim of this note is to present various lines of research for developing a comprehensive database with indicators on employment in the public service.

Public Sector Pay and Employment Data

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13-Feb-2002

This document presents tables and charts on public sector pay and employment in OECD countries.

Employment by ministry in selected OECD countries

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12-Nov-2001

This document includes links to tables showing number of employees and full-time equivalents by ministry in selected OECD countries.

Trends of Turnover Ratio in the Public Sector

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14-Aug-2001

Trends of Turnover Ratio in the Public Sector (Excel table)

Share of Women at Different Levels of Responsibility in the Public Sector

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14-Aug-2001

Share of women at different levels of responsibility in the public sector (Excel table)