Public Sector Employment in Scotland - Statistics for 1st Quarter 2015
The statistics in this release are based on administrative records and surveys of individual public sector bodies carried out by the Scottish Government and the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is a snapshot of employment as at March 2015. The publication includes information on public sector employment in Scotland with distinctions made for employment in devolved bodies and reserved bodies (located in Scotland).
Table S1: Youth (16-24) Employment in the devolved public sector, Q1 2013 - Q1 2015, headcount1
| Young People2 | Total employment3 | %Young People in Total Workforce | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2013 | Q1 2014 | Q1 2015 | Change over year | Q1 2013 | Q1 2014 | Q1 2015 | Change over year | Q1 2013 | Q1 2014 | Q1 2015 | Change over year (% point) | |
| Scottish Government Core Directorates (excluding Agencies) | 140 | 230 | 240 | 10 | 5,100 | 5,300 | 5,400 | 100 | 2.7% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 0.1% |
| Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal | 90 | 80 | 100 | 10 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 0 | 5.5% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 0.6% |
| Scottish Government Agencies | 410 | 480 | 540 | 70 | 6,800 | 7,000 | 7,300 | 300 | 6.0% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 0.6% |
| Non-Ministerial Departments | 110 | 120 | 140 | 20 | 3,000 | 2,900 | 3,000 | 100 | 3.7% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 0.6% |
| Other Public Bodies | 440 | 520 | 530 | 10 | 15,200 | 13,800 | 14,000 | 200 | 2.9% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Police and Fire Services4 | - | 980 | 1,100 | 150 | - | 28,700 | 28,400 | -300 | - | 3.4% | 4.0% | 0.6% |
| NHS5 | 6,130 | 6,650 | 7,300 | 650 | 156,500 | 158,800 | 160,700 | 2,000 | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 0.4% |
| Local Government | 12,170 | 11,390 | 11,750 | 350 | 278,700 | 248,000 | 248,300 | 300 | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 0.1% |
| Public Corporations6 | 300 | 510 | 270 | -240 | 6,800 | 7,400 | 6,900 | -600 | 4.4% | 6.8% | 3.9% | -2.9% |
| Total Devolved Public Sector7 | 20,390 | 21,570 | 22,630 | 1,060 | 487,800 | 487,400 | 489,700 | 2,300 | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 0.2% |
| Youth coverage of total Devolved Public Sector (%) | 100% | 100% | 100% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
1. See http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Labour-Market/PublicSectorEmployment/PSEByAge for information about this collection.
2. Youth employment levels rounded to the nearest 10.
3. Total employment levels rounded to the nearest 100.
4. Police and Fire Reform: From Q2 2013 Police and Fire Services have been reclassified as central government rather than local government. This reclassification has had an impact on the staffing numbers in both these categories. Also, for Q1 2014 staffing levels for the Scottish Police Authority (previously Scottish Police Services Authority) are included within the Police and Fire Services category in the table above (previously included in other public bodies).
5. Information for NHS is taken from previously released data from ISD, published on 2nd June 2015. See http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/
6. Reduction in young people employed in Public Corporations attributable to young people no longer employed as part of Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
7. The Total Devolved Public Sector includes an estimate for youth employment within further education colleges, based on existing information.
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