Lucy Mayer has been looking at the research by the GMB Union.
Authorities in the country employed more than 254,800 workers 13 years ago according to the Office of National Statistics.
But by last year, that number had plummeted to just 189,068 which is a drop that equates to more than 25% of all jobs.
Surrey was the worst hit council, losing more than 11,000 workers followed by Kent and Oxfordshire.
The GMB is blaming the cuts on austerity saying its members working in local government face huge pressures.
A Surrey County Council spokesperson says: “Surrey County Council’s (SCC) current voluntary turnover is 9.5% (on a rolling twelve month basis), which is lower than the national average for public sector organisations of 15%.
“Some turnover is to be expected in any organisation, for a variety of reasons, and we continue to recruit into the Council, including in the Social Care and Qualified Social Work arena to look after our most vulnerable residents.
“Regarding this year’s pay offer, the timing is not a matter that is in our hands, as it is run by the Local Government Association and not individual councils. SCC has committed to mirroring the national pay award for this year with the full support from the Council’s trades unions.”