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Publication - Factsheet

Public sector: economic overview

Published
30 May 2024
From
Chief Economist
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector
ISBN
9781836013563

This analytical note brings together key economic data and analysis in relation to the Scottish public sector, covering both its size and pay levels. It considers how the size and employment in the public sector has changed over time and how it compares to other parts of the UK and internationally.

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Footnotes

1. Public Services Productivity Review - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

2. Social Security Scotland – workforce information: September 2023 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

3. See, for example, The Entrepreneurial State (Mazzucato, 2013)

4. Economic Policy Reforms 2015 : Going for Growth | Economic Policy Reforms | OECD iLibrary (oecd-ilibrary.org)

5. Public spending, pay and pensions | Institute for Fiscal Studies (ifs.org.uk)

6. Recent trends in public sector pay | Institute for Fiscal Studies (ifs.org.uk)

7. Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland 2022-23 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

8. Public service spending in Scotland: trends and key issues | Institute for Fiscal Studies (ifs.org.uk)

9. Fairness and accountability: a new funding settlement for Wales (gov.wales)

10. Allocating Grant to the UK's Devolved Territories by Needs Assessment: Lessons from School Funding Formulae in England and Scotland - King - 2017 - Fiscal Studies - Wiley Online Library

11. Assessing the Relative Health Care Spending Needs of the UK's Devolved Territories: A Scottish Perspective - Rob Ball, David King, David Eiser, 2012 (sagepub.com)

Contact

Email: OCEABusiness@gov.scot

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