New and noteworthy

78% of people remained in the same post as in 2015

as measured by the stability index

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In 2016 filled MHO posts are up

by 5.4% from 2015

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54% of MHOs’ total contracted hours

spent on MHO work in 2016

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A whole-time equivalent (WTE) measure of 150,540

an increase of 0.15% between 2015 and 2016

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200,650 workers in the sector

a fall of 0.03% between 2015 and 2016

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SVQ entries in the social service sector

down 41% in 2015 since the high of 2007

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31% of workforce employed by the public sector

ranges from 17% to 90% by local authority area

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In 2016 74% of MHOs are aged 45+

and 35% are aged 55+

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10.6% of the workforce on zero-hours type contracts

a small increase of 0.2pp between 2015 and 2016

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