Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for first quarter 2017

Employment snapshot statistics based on administrative records and surveys of individual public sector bodies as at June 2016.


Table S1: Youth (16-24) Employment in the Devolved Public Sector, Q1 2013 - Q1 2017, Scotland, Headcount 1

Young People 2 Total employment 3 %Young People in Total Workforce
Q1 2013 Q1 2014 Q1 2015 Q1 2016 Q1 2017 Change over year Q1 2013 Q1 2014 Q1 2015 Q1 2016 Q1 2017 Change over year Q1 2013 Q1 2014 Q1 2015 Q1 2016 Q1 2017 Change over year (p.p.)
Scottish Government Core Directorates (excluding Agencies) 140 230 240 270 310 30 5,100 5,300 5,400 5,400 5,500 100 2.7% 4.3% 4.4% 5.1% 5.6% 0.5
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal 90 80 100 110 120 10 1,700 1,700 1,700 1,700 1,700 0 5.5% 5.0% 5.6% 6.3% 6.6% 0.3
Scottish Government Agencies 410 480 540 450 360 -90 6,800 7,000 7,300 6,400 6,300 -100 6.0% 6.8% 7.4% 7.1% 5.8% -1.3
Non-Ministerial Departments 110 120 150 190 200 10 3,000 2,900 3,100 3,400 3,500 100 3.7% 4.2% 4.8% 5.5% 5.8% 0.2
Other Public Bodies 440 520 530 630 620 -10 15,200 13,900 14,000 15,300 15,400 100 2.9% 3.7% 3.8% 4.1% 4.0% -0.1
Police and Fire Services 4 - 980 1,130 1,250 1,360 110 - 28,700 28,400 28,200 27,800 -400 - 3.4% 4.0% 4.4% 4.9% 0.4
NHS 5 6,130 6,650 7,300 7,380 7,210 -160 156,500 158,800 160,700 161,700 162,600 900 3.9% 4.2% 4.5% 4.6% 4.4% -0.1
Local Government 12,170 11,390 11,750 11,340 11,330 -10 278,700 248,300 248,500 244,300 242,100 -2,200 4.4% 4.6% 4.7% 4.6% 4.7% 0.0
Public Corporations 300 540 320 400 420 20 6,800 7,800 7,200 7,600 7,900 200 4.4% 6.9% 4.4% 5.2% 5.3% 0.0
Total Devolved Public Sector 6 20,390 21,600 22,690 22,680 22,590 -90 487,800 488,000 490,100 488,100 486,800 -1,400 4.2% 4.4% 4.6% 4.6% 4.6% 0.0
Youth coverage of total Devolved Public Sector (%) 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Notes:

1. See http://www.scotland.gov.uk/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: Some of the change on year estimates will be affected by reclassification of organisations as a result of reforms to the police and fire services in Scotland. 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 onwards 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 6th June 2017. See http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/

6. The Total Devolved Public Sector includes an estimate for youth employment within further education colleges, based on existing information.

Contact

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