PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT IN SCOTLAND STATISTICS FOR 2nd 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 June 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 3: Public sector employment by devolved and reserved sector; Scotland, Headcount and Full-time equivalent

Not Seasonally Adjusted
  Headcount Full-time equivalent
Total
Public Sector
Devolved
Public Sector2
Reserved
Public Sector3
Total
Public Sector
Devolved
Public Sector2
Reserved
Public Sector3
Q2 1999 545,600 470,900 74,700 456,000 384,700 71,300
Q2 2009 639,000 522,100 116,900 547,700 438,600 109,100
Q2 2010 632,300 517,900 114,400 541,300 434,600 106,700
Q2 2011 604,200 498,500 105,700 517,700 419,300 98,400
Q2 2012 587,300 489,000 98,300 503,300 411,900 91,400
Q2 2013 584,900 486,000 98,900 503,600 411,700 91,900
Q2 2014 547,000 487,600 59,300 468,600 413,200 55,400
Q2 2015 545,600 487,500 58,100 466,300 412,000 54,300
Change on year to:
Q2 2015 -1,400 -200 -1,200 -2,300 -1,200 -1,100
% change on year:
Q2 2015 -0.3% 0.0% -2.1% -0.5% -0.3% -2.0%

Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Percentages are based on unrounded figures.
2. Devolved Public Sector consists of the following staff groups: Civil Service, Other Public Bodies, NHS, Further Education Colleges, Local Government and Public Corporations (as shown in Table 4).
3. Reserved Public Sector consists of the following staff groups: Civil Service, Public Bodies, Armed Forces, Public Corporations, Public Sector Financial Institutions (as shown in Table 5).
4. Detailed tables showing a full time series of data - all quarters back to Q1 1999 - are available to download from the Public Sector Employment Websection:
http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Labour-Market/PublicSectorEmployment

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