Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for second quarter 2017
Employment statistics snapshot based on administrative records and surveys of individual public sector bodies as of June 2017.
Table 5: Total reserved public sector employment by sector; Scotland, Headcount
Not Seasonally Adjusted
| Total Reserved Public Sector |
Civil Service | Public Bodies | Armed Forces | Public Corporations 2 | Public Sector Financial Institutions 2 | Public Corporations & Public Sector Financial Institutions 2,3 | Estimated Total Reserved Public Sector excluding major reclassifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 1999 | 74,700 | 33,800 | 5,800 | 14,900 | 20,200 | - | 20,200 | 56,300 |
| Q2 2011 | 105,700 | 31,100 | 10,200 | 11,900 | 20,000 | 32,500 | 52,500 | 53,000 |
| Q2 2012 | 98,300 | 29,300 | 9,900 | 11,000 | 18,300 | 29,700 | 48,100 | 49,600 |
| Q2 2013 | 98,900 | 28,300 | 9,400 | 11,100 | 17,300 | 32,900 | 50,100 | 48,000 |
| Q2 2014 | 59,300 | 26,100 | 9,500 | 10,400 | * | * | 13,300 | 45,300 |
| Q2 2015 | 57,300 | 26,200 | 9,700 | 9,400 | * | * | 12,000 | 43,500 |
| Q2 2016 | 58,100 | 25,600 | 9,700 | 10,200 | * | * | 12,600 | 43,600 |
| Q2 2017 | 57,000 | 25,700 | 9,700 | 10,200 | * | * | 11,500 | 43,600 |
| Change on year to: | ||||||||
| Q2 2017 | -1,090 | 160 | -60 | -30 | n/a | n/a | -1,170 | -50 |
| % change on year: | ||||||||
| Q2 2017 | -1.9% | 0.6% | -0.6% | -0.3% | n/a | n/a | -9.2% | -0.1% |
Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Change on year rounded to the nearest ten. Percentages are based on unrounded figures. "-" denotes blank entries and "*" denotes entries that have been suppressed for disclosure reasons. Totals may not equal the sum of individual parts due to rounding.
2. Due to the reclassification from the public sector to the private sector of Lloyds Banking Group plc. (Q1 2014), Royal Mail Group plc. (Q4 2013) and Direct Line Group (Q3 2013), a new category has been created combining public corporations with public sector financial institutions to ensure employment figures are not disclosed. Both categories have been merged to produce a backseries prior to the reclassification to allow for calculation of year on year changes.
3. Employment in public corporations & public sector financial institutions has been largely affected by the reclassification of Lloyds Banking Group plc. (and subsidiaries), as well as Royal Mail plc. and Direct Line Group plc.
Contact
Email: Tom Pennock, thomas.pennock@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
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