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<p>The number of people employed in each region in each of the last five years is
laid out in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>2128</p></td><td><p>2054</p></td><td><p>2027</p></td><td><p>2242</p></td><td><p>2447</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
East</p></td><td><p>1853</p></td><td><p>1825</p></td><td><p>1842</p></td><td><p>1247</p></td><td><p>1268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
West</p></td><td><p>1347</p></td><td><p>1173</p></td><td><p>1100</p></td><td><p>671</p></td><td><p>673</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West
Midlands</p></td><td><p>1317</p></td><td><p>1190</p></td><td><p>1379</p></td><td><p>367</p></td><td><p>373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands</p></td><td><p>946</p></td><td><p>801</p></td><td><p>768</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>672</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
East</p></td><td><p>869</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>684</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>497</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West</p></td><td><p>1151</p></td><td><p>973</p></td><td><p>970</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>495</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire
& the Humbers</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>562</p></td><td><p>629</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
of England</p></td><td><p>1012</p></td><td><p>867</p></td><td><p>935</p></td><td><p>363</p></td><td><p>384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>5637</p></td><td><p>6030</p></td><td><p>6283</p></td><td><p>6636</p></td><td><p>6563</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern
Ireland</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overseas</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The figures above represent the headcount figures at the end of each financial
year, by region, for the central Department and the Executive Agencies. Note that
up to and including 2014/15, the above figures include Highways Agency staff, but
these staff are not included from 2015/16 onwards when the Highways Agency became
a government company, Highways England.</p><p> </p>
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