Public Sector Employment In Scotland Statistics For 1st Quarter 2022
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 2022.
Table S1: 16 to 24 year olds employed in the Devolved Public Sector, Q1 2013 - Q1 2022, Scotland, Headcount [note 1]
This worksheet contains three tables. The information in these tables are official statistics. Some cells refer to notes which can be found under the table. When notes are mentioned the note marker is presented in square brackets.
Some shorthand may have been used in the spreadsheet, [r] - revised, p.p. - percentage points
sub-sector | Q1 2013 [r] | Q1 2014 [r] | Q1 2015 [r] | Q1 2016 [r] | Q1 2017 [r] | Q1 2018 [r] | Q1 2019 [r] | Q1 2021 [r] | Q1 2022 | Change since 2021 |
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Scottish Government Core Directorates (excluding Agencies) | 140 | 230 | 240 | 270 | 310 | 410 | 490 | 440 | 480 | 40 |
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal | 90 | 80 | 100 | 110 | 120 | 110 | 130 | 130 | 190 | 60 |
Scottish Government Agencies [note 10] | 410 | 480 | 540 | 450 | 360 | 320 | 330 | 420 | 550 | 130 |
Non-Ministerial Departments | 110 | 120 | 150 | 190 | 200 | 210 | 200 | 180 | 210 | 20 |
Other Public Bodies [note 12] | 450 | 520 | 530 | 630 | 620 | 600 | 620 | 560 | 630 | 80 |
Police and Fire Services [note 4] | - | 980 | 1,130 | 1,220 | 1,140 | 1,090 | 1,090 | 950 | 810 | -140 |
NHS [note 5] | 6,130 | 6,650 | 7,300 | 7,380 | 7,210 | 7,140 | 6,950 | 8,670 | 8,790 | 120 |
Local Government [note 8] | 12,180 | 11,410 | 11,760 | 11,350 | 11,340 | 11,760 | 12,100 | 11,680 | 12,940 | 1,260 |
Public Corporations[note 7][note 9] | 910 | 1,210 | 1,010 | 1,100 | 1,130 | 1,180 | 470 | 510 | 460 | -50 |
Total Devolved Public Sector [note 6][note 7] | 21,010 | 22,280 | 23,380 | 23,370 | 23,080 | 23,480 | 23,040 | 24,150 | 25,690 | 1,540 |
sub-sector | Q1 2013 [r] | Q1 2014 [r] | Q1 2015 [r] | Q1 2016 [r] | Q1 2017 [r] | Q1 2018 [r] | Q1 2019 [r] | Q1 2021 [r] | Q1 2022 | Change since 2021 |
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Scottish Government Core Directorates (excluding Agencies) | 5,100 | 5,300 | 5,400 | 5,400 | 5,500 | 5,900 | 6,700 | 7,800 | 8,800 | 1,030 |
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,800 | 2,000 | 2,400 | 340 |
Scottish Government Agencies [note 10] | 6,800 | 7,000 | 7,300 | 6,400 | 6,300 | 6,100 | 6,500 | 8,600 | 10,100 | 1,510 |
Non-Ministerial Departments | 3,000 | 2,900 | 3,100 | 3,400 | 3,500 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3,800 | 4,100 | 230 |
Other Public Bodies [note 12] | 15,300 | 13,800 | 14,000 | 15,300 | 15,400 | 15,500 | 16,000 | 15,700 | 15,300 | -400 |
Police and Fire Services [note 4] | - | 28,700 | 28,400 | 28,200 | 27,800 | 27,500 | 27,900 | 28,200 | 27,800 | -490 |
NHS [note 5] | 156,500 | 158,800 | 160,700 | 161,700 | 162,600 | 163,100 | 164,100 | 177,700 | 181,700 | 4,010 |
Local Government [note 8] | 279,000 | 249,000 | 249,000 | 245,000 | 243,000 | 243,000 | 251,000 | 254,000 | 262,000 | 8,160 |
Public Corporations[note 7][note 9] | 21,000 | 23,000 | 22,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 8,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | -270 |
Total Devolved Public Sector [note 6][note 7] | 502,600 | 503,300 | 505,400 | 504,000 | 502,900 | 503,900 | 499,900 | 524,500 | 538,700 | 14,150 |
sub-sector | Q1 2013 [r] | Q1 2014 [r] | Q1 2015 [r] | Q1 2016 [r] | Q1 2017 [r] | Q1 2018 [r] | Q1 2019 [r] | Q1 2021 [r] | Q1 2022 | Change since 2021 (p.p.) |
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Scottish Government Core Directorates (excluding Agencies) | 2.7% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 7.4% | 5.7% | 5.4% | -0.3 |
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal | 5.5% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 6.3% | 7.9% | 1.6 |
Scottish Government Agencies [note 10] | 6.0% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 7.1% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 0.6 |
Non-Ministerial Departments | 3.7% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.4% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 0.3 |
Other Public Bodies [note 12] | 2.9% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 0.6 |
Police and Fire Services [note 4] | - | 3.4% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 2.9% | -0.4 |
NHS [note 5] | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 0.0 |
Local Government [note 8] | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 0.3 |
Public Corporations[note 7][note 9] | 4.3% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 3.9% | 3.6% | -0.3 |
Total Devolved Public Sector [note 6][note 7] | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 0.2 |
Notes:
Note 1: The information in this table is not national statistics. See https://www.gov.scot/publications/about-public-sector-employment-statistics/pages/public-sector-employment-by-age/ for information about this collection.
Note 2: 16-24 year old employment levels rounded to the nearest 10.
Note 3: Total employment levels rounded to the nearest 100, with the exception of local government and public corporation figures.
Note 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).
Note 6: The Total Devolved Public Sector figures include an estimate of 16-24 year old employment within further education colleges, based on existing information.
Note 7: The Public Corporations and Total Devolved Public Sector figures include an estimate of 16-24 year old employment within Registered Social Landlords, based on existing information. From Q3 2018 Registered Social Landlords was reclassified to the private sector which explains the reduction in Public Corporations between 2018 and 2019.
Note 8: In September 2018, Cordia services moved back under Glasgow City Council services, explaining part of the increase in local government employment between 2018 and 2019.
Note 9: Train Operating Companies (TOCs) with franchise agreements with the UK and Scottish Governments agreed Emergency Measures Agreements (EMAs) to ensure continuity of operation during a period of falling passenger numbers. The result was the reclassification of TOCs as public corporations with effect from 1 April 2020. This explains an increase in Public Corporations between 2019 and 2021.
Note 10: Scottish Government Agencies includes Forestry and Land Scotland and Scottish Forestry in 2021, which has contributed to the increase in this category.
Note 11: The annual Scottish Government collection for number of young people employed in the devolved public sector was not carried out in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic.
Note 12: Series revised to account for the reclassification of Moredun Research Institute out of the public sector and the inclusion of Scottish Land Commission.
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