Workforce management

This page provides details of the DWP workforce. The files include information for each period for DWP, its agencies and executive Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) including:

• numbers of payroll staff and their associated costs
• numbers of non-payroll staff and their associated costs.
• approved recruitment exceptions following the external recruitment freeze on 24 May 2010.

Staff numbers and associated costs

2011-2012
April 2012 workforce management return – Due to be published Friday 8 June 2012
March 2012 – workforce management return (63KB) CSV file – March 2012 – workforce management return (5KB)
February 2012 – workforce management return (62KB) CSV file – February 2012 – workforce management return (5KB)
January 2012 – workforce management return (62KB) – amended 05 April 2012 CSV file – January 2012 – workforce management return (5KB) – amended 05 April 2012
December 2011 – workforce management return (60KB) CSV file – December 2011 – workforce management return (4KB)
November 2011 – workforce management return (56KB) CSV file – November 2011 – workforce management return (6KB)
October 2011 – workforce management return (56KB) CSV file – October 2011 – workforce management return (6KB)
September 2011 – workforce management return (56KB) CSV file – September 2011 – workforce management return (6KB)
August 2011 – workforce management return (56KB) CSV file – August 2011 – workforce management return (6KB)
July 2011 – workforce management return (56KB) CSV file – July 2011 – workforce management return (7KB)
June 2011 – workforce management return (56KB) CSV file – June 2011 – workforce management return (6KB)
May 2011 – workforce management return (59KB) CSV file – May 2011 – workforce management return (6KB)
April 2011 – workforce management return (59KB) CSV file – April 2011 – workforce management return (6KB)

2010-2011
2010-2011 – composite workforce management return (60KB) CSV file ­– 2010-2011 – composite workforce management return (7KB)

Approved recruitment exceptions

2010-2011
Approved recruitment exceptions – 01 January to 30 September 2011 (57KB) Approved recruitment exceptions – 01 January to 30 September 2011 (1KB) CSV file
Approved recruitment exceptions – 24 May to 31 December 2010 (57KB) Approved recruitment exceptions – 24 May to 31 December 2010  (1KB) CSV file

Notes

1. These figures are not official statistics. They are internal workforce management information published in the interests of transparency.
2. These figures have not been reconciled centrally with any National Statistics. Where differences appear between the monthly information and National Statistics, clarifying comments are provided
3. The ONS quarterly public sector employment survey continues to provide an official headline measure for comparing the overall size of employment in central government organisations with other sectors of the economy at the relevant quarterly reference point.
4. Given the wide range of organisations covered, caution should be exercised when drawing inferences from the figures and care should be taken when making comparisons between organisations. Users of this management information should refer to any additional commentary and notes where these are provided.