Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for second quarter 2016

A view of public sector employment up to June 2016.


Table 3: Public sector employment by devolved and reserved sector; Scotland, Headcount and Full-time equivalent

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Headcount Full-time equivalent
Total Public Sector Devolved Public Sector 2 Reserved Public Sector 3 Total Public Sector Devolved Public Sector 2 Reserved Public Sector 3
Q2 1999 545,600 470,900 74,700 456,000 384,700 71,300
Q2 2010 632,500 518,000 114,400 541,000 434,300 106,700
Q2 2011 604,200 498,500 105,700 517,400 419,000 98,400
Q2 2012 587,500 489,200 98,300 503,400 412,000 91,400
Q2 2013 585,000 486,100 98,900 503,600 411,800 91,900
Q2 2014 547,500 488,200 59,300 468,900 413,500 55,400
Q2 2015 545,400 488,200 57,300 465,800 412,300 53,500
Q2 2016 545,100 486,700 58,400 466,100 411,400 54,700
Change on year to:
Q2 2016 -380 -1,470 1,090 260 -940 1,200
% change on year:
Q2 2016 -0.1% -0.3% 1.9% 0.1% -0.2% 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.

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 4).

3. Reserved Public Sector consists of the following staff groups: Civil Service, Public Bodies, Armed Forces, Public Corporations, Public Sector Financial Institutions (as shown in Table 5).

4. Detailed tables showing a full time series of data - all quarters back to Q1 1999 - are available to download from the Public Sector Employment Websection: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Labour-Market/PublicSectorEmployment

Contact

Email: Claire Gordon, Claire.Gordon@gov.scot

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