Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for first quarter 2018
A snapshot of employment as at March 2018 with distinctions made for employment in devolved bodies and reserved bodies (located in Scotland).
Table 5: Total reserved public sector employment by sector; Scotland, Headcount
Not Seasonally Adjusted
| Total Reserved Public Sector |
Civil Service | Public Bodies | Armed Forces | Public Corporations 2 | Public Sector Financial Institutions 2 |
Public Corporations & Public Sector Financial Institutions 2,3 | Estimated Total Reserved Public Sector excluding major reclassifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 1999 | 74,400 | 33,700 | 5,600 | 14,800 | 20,300 | - | 20,300 | 56,000 |
| Q1 2012 | 100,000 | 29,500 | 10,000 | 11,200 | 19,100 | 30,300 | 49,400 | 49,900 |
| Q1 2013 | 96,100 | 28,200 | 9,500 | 11,100 | 17,900 | 29,300 | 47,200 | 48,100 |
| Q1 2014 | 60,200 | 26,600 | 9,400 | 10,600 | * | * | 13,500 | 45,900 |
| Q1 2015 | 56,300 | 25,300 | 9,500 | 9,500 | * | * | 12,000 | 42,700 |
| Q1 2016 | 58,100 | 25,500 | 9,700 | 10,300 | * | * | 12,600 | 43,600 |
| Q1 2017 | 56,100 | 25,300 | 9,600 | 10,100 | * | * | 11,100 | 43,100 |
| Q1 2018 | 55,800 | 24,900 | 10,100 | 9,900 | * | * | 10,900 | 42,800 |
| Change on year to: | ||||||||
| Q1 2018 | -320 | -430 | 450 | -180 | n/a | n/a | -150 | -310 |
| % change on year: | ||||||||
| Q1 2018 | -0.6% | -1.7% | 4.6% | -1.8% | n/a | n/a | -1.4% | -0.7% |
Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Change on year rounded to the nearest ten. Percentages are based on unrounded figures. "-" denotes blank entries and "*" denotes entries that have been suppressed for disclosure reasons. Totals may not equal the sum of individual parts due to rounding.
2. Due to the reclassification from the public sector to the private sector of Lloyds Banking Group plc. (Q1 2014), Royal Mail Group plc. (Q4 2013) and Direct Line Group (Q3 2013), a new category has been created combining public corporations with public sector financial institutions to ensure employment figures are not disclosed. Both categories have been merged to produce a backseries prior to the reclassification to allow for calculation of year on year changes.
3. Employment in public corporations & public sector financial institutions has been largely affected by the reclassification of Lloyds Banking Group plc. (and subsidiaries), as well as Royal Mail plc. and Direct Line Group plc.
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