Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for second quarter 2016

A view of public sector employment up to June 2016.


Table 6: Devolved civil service employment; Scotland, Headcount

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Devolved Civil Service
Total Devolved Civil Service Scottish Government Core Directorates (excluding Agencies) Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Scottish Government Agencies 2,3 Non-Ministerial Departments
Q2 2010 17,700 5,700 1,800 6,800 3,400
Q2 2011 17,100 5,300 1,700 6,700 3,200
Q2 2012 16,600 5,100 1,700 6,800 3,000
Q2 2013 16,700 5,100 1,700 7,100 2,900
Q2 2014 17,200 5,300 1,700 7,300 2,900
Q2 2015 17,900 5,200 1,700 7,600 3,400
Q2 2016 16,800 5,400 1,700 6,300 3,400
Change on year to:
Q2 2016 -1,020 200 30 -1,280 40
% change on year:
Q2 2016 -5.7% 3.8% 1.5% -16.9% 1.2%

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. From Q4 2011, NHS has responsibility for employing Healthcare staff within prisons. Previously, these people were employed directly by the Scottish Prison Service ( SPS). In Q2 2012 1,491 & 1062.1 FTE / headcount staff transferred from Highland Council to NHS Highland.

3. The decrease in Scottish Government Agencies is mainly due to Historic Scotland no longer being part of the civil service. In Q4 2015, Historic Scotland merged with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland to become Historic Environment Scotland, a non-departmental public body.

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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