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Government Economic Service

The Government Economic Service (GES) is the professional body for economists working in the UK government. It provides economic advice and analysis to support policy development and decision-making across government departments.

Communication Overview

Total releases

Number of press releases published by this department during the last 12 months, based on publicly available announcements.

Avg per month

Average number of press releases published per calendar month over the last 12 months. This smooths short-term fluctuations in publishing activity.

0.2

Avg word count

Average length of published press releases, measured in words. Calculated only for months where content was published.

520

Avg readability

Average Flesch Reading Ease score across all published press releases. Higher values indicate plainer English. Scores are indicative only and vary by subject matter.

1.2

Friday PM releases

Percentage of press releases published after 3pm on Fridays, relative to the department’s total output during the period.

Single-release items

Estimated proportion of announcements published once, without a closely related follow-up release during the same period. This is based on similarity of titles and timing.

100%

Metrics are descriptive only and indicate publication patterns rather than intent or impact.

Releases per month

Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)

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Careers with the Government Economic Service

Tuesday, 16 December 2025

If you are interested in a career in government economics, there are several ways you can join the Government Economic Service...

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Elevating Professional Development: Inside the GES Priority Skills Initiative

Monday, 05 May 2025

We are excited to share a new approach to professional development for our economists across the Civil Service....

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Sam Beckett (HMT) appointed sole Head of the GES

Tuesday, 09 January 2024

After spending nine years as Joint Head of the GES, Sam is excited to continue to lead the economics profession as the sole Head....

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Remarkable Achievement as the first Professional Economist Apprentices Graduate

Wednesday, 29 November 2023

The first cohort of Professional Economist apprentices ended their four-year journey in a graduation ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral. ...

New Joint GES Heads of Profession Sam Beckett (BEIS) and Clare Lombardelli (HMT)

Tuesday, 19 February 2019

As the first women acting in this capacity, Sam and Clare are delighted to be working together in continuing to build a GES that is open, diverse and ...

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Civil Service launches Pioneering Economics Degree Apprenticeship

Friday, 19 October 2018

The UK Civil Service has this week launched the UK’s first degree-level apprenticeship in economics...

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Degree level Apprenticeship in Economics

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

Government Economic Service lead the way in developing the new approved Professional Economist Integrated Degree Apprenticeship...

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Our Economists talking about the exciting opportunities in the Government Economic Service

Wednesday, 17 May 2017

Working for the GES and the varied and exciting opportunities available. ...

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GES Career Stories

Tuesday, 07 March 2017

The GES is the largest recruiter of economists in the country and here we showcase some of the many stories of our economists working on a range of po...

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