Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for first quarter 2021
Statistics 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 2021.
Table 2: Public sector employment by devolved and reserved sector; Scotland, Headcount and Full-time equivalent1
Not Seasonally Adjusted
| Quarter | Headcount | Full-time equivalent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Public Sector | Devolved Public Sector2 | Reserved Public Sector3 | Total Public Sector | Devolved Public Sector2 | Reserved Public Sector3 | |
| Q1 1999 | 545,600 | 471,200 | 74,400 | 455,300 | 384,100 | 71,200 |
| Q1 2015 | 561,900 | 505,500 | 56,400 | 479,800 | 427,200 | 52,700 |
| Q1 2016 | 562,200 | 504,100 | 58,100 | 480,700 | 426,300 | 54,500 |
| Q1 2017 | 559,000 | 503,000 | 56,100 | 478,000 | 425,300 | 52,700 |
| Q1 2018 | 559,900 | 504,000 | 56,000 | 479,900 | 427,300 | 52,600 |
| Q1 2019 | 555,000 | 500,000 | 55,000 | 473,800 | 421,900 | 51,800 |
| Q1 2020 | 562,600 | 508,700 | 53,900 | 480,500 | 429,800 | 50,700 |
| Q1 2021 | 579,400 | 524,600 | 54,900 | 498,400 | 446,600 | 51,800 |
| Change on year to: | ||||||
| Q1 2021 | 16,810 | 15,840 | 970 | 17,880 | 16,770 | 1,100 |
| % change on year: | ||||||
| Q1 2021 | 3.0% | 3.1% | 1.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 2.2% |
Notes:
1. Employment figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Change on year rounded to the nearest ten. Percentages are based on unrounded figures.
Totals may not equal the sum of individual parts due to rounding.
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 3).
3. Reserved Public Sector consists of the following staff groups: Civil Service, Armed Forces, Other Public Sector (as shown in Table 4)
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