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 10: Reserved civil service employment; Scotland, Full-time equivalent 1,2

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Reserved Civil Service
Quarter Total Reserved Civil Service Ministry of Defence HM Revenue and Customs Department for Work and Pensions Department for International Development Scotland Office Other Civil Service
Q1 2015 23,100 3,800 7,300 8,900 600 70 2,500
Q1 2016 23,400 3,800 8,100 8,600 600 70 2,200
Q1 2017 23,300 4,000 7,700 8,600 700 70 2,300
Q1 2018 23,200 4,000 7,600 8,200 800 70 2,400
Q1 2019 22,700 4,000 7,200 7,900 900 90 2,600
Q1 2020 22,000 4,000 6,900 7,200 900 90 2,900
Q1 2021 22,600 4,000 7,000 7,800 900 90 2,800
Change on year to:
Q1 2021 620 20 20 570 10 0 -10
% change on year:
Q1 2021 2.8% 0.6% 0.3% 7.9% 1.5% 3.4% -0.3%

Notes:

1. Employment figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred, with the exception of the Scotland Office figures, which have been rounded to the nearest ten. 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. For further information on interpreting these series, see the series reclassification guide or background notes of the publication.

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