MORE than 160,000 public sector jobs were created in the past year, mainly in education and the NHS, official figures showed today.

Around 151,000 of the new posts were in education and health and the total number compared with a rise of 89,000 in the previous year.

Health and education now accounts for 60% of public sector jobs compared with 40% in 1983, according to today's figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Employment in the public sector has risen by 10% since 1998 following falls over the previous 15 years.

A Treasury spokesman said: "This reflects our priorities and shows that our investment in public services is getting through to the front line."

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