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Publication - Transparency data

Scottish Government workforce information

Last updated
17 December 2024 - see all updates
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Information on the Scottish Government’s workforce for each quarter from 2012.

This Official Statistics publication presents data on the Scottish Government's workforce for each quarter from 2012.

The statistics show:

  • numbers of directly employed staff by category
  • numbers of non-directly employed workers by category
  • staff sickness absence
  • staff diversity information.

Quarterly updates to the tables and charts in the publication are released in March, June, September, and December.

Quarterly update

The latest period to end is September 2024 and was published in December 2024. Please see attached excel file.

SG Workforce Information - Tables and charts Q3 2024
File type
Excel document
File size
166.1 kB

Contact

Email: ceu@gov.scot

Telephone: 0300 244 4000

First published
13 September 2022
Last updated
17 December 2024 - show all updates

  1. Updated to include 2024 Q3 data.

  2. Updated to include 2024 Q2 data.

  3. Updated to include 2023 Q4 data.

  4. Updated to include 2023 Q3 data.

  5. Updated to include 2023 Q2 data.

  6. Updated to include 2021 Q1 data.

  7. Updated to include 2022 Q4 data.

  8. Updated to include 2022 Q3 data.

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