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Publication - Statistics

Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for second quarter 2018

Published
11 September 2018
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate, +1 more … Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector, Work and skills
ISBN
9781787811614

The statistics in this release are 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 June 2018.

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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 2012 601,500 503,500 98,000 515,400 424,300 91,100
Q2 2013 599,500 500,900 98,600 516,100 424,600 91,600
Q2 2014 562,500 503,400 59,100 481,900 426,700 55,200
Q2 2015 560,400 503,400 57,100 478,800 425,500 53,300
Q2 2016 560,300 502,400 57,900 479,300 425,000 54,300
Q2 2017 559,400 502,600 56,900 479,000 425,600 53,400
Q2 2018 559,500 504,300 55,200 477,800 425,900 51,900
Change on year to:
Q2 2018 50 1,730 -1,680 -1,180 360 -1,540
% change on year:
Q2 2018 0.0% 0.3% -3.0% -0.2% 0.1% -2.9%

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. Totals may not equal the sum of individual parts due to rounding.

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).

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