Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for second quarter 2019

A snapshot of public sector employment as at June 2019.


Table 4: Total reserved public sector employment by sector; Scotland, Headcount 1,3

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Total Reserved
Public Sector
Civil Service Armed Forces Public Bodies2 Public Corporations2 Public Sector
Financial Institutions2
Other Public Sector2 Estimated Total Reserved Public Sector excluding major reclassifications
Q2 1999 74,700 33,800 14,900 5,800 20,200 - 25,900 56,300
Q2 2013 98,600 27,900 11,100 9,400 17,300 32,900 59,600 47,800
Q2 2014 59,200 25,800 10,400 9,500 * * 23,000 45,100
Q2 2015 57,300 26,000 9,400 * * * 21,800 43,500
Q2 2016 58,100 25,400 10,000 * * * 22,700 43,600
Q2 2017 56,700 25,600 9,800 * * * 21,400 43,300
Q2 2018 55,400 24,700 9,700 * * * 21,000 42,600
Q2 2019 58,300 24,300 9,700 * * * 24,300 42,600
Change on year to:
Q2 2019 2,900 -390 0 n/a n/a n/a 3,290 -20
% change on year:
Q2 2019 5.2% -1.6% 0.0% n/a n/a n/a 15.7% -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. Public corporations, public sector financial institutions and public bodies have been combined into ‘other public sector’ to ensure individual organisation employment figures are not disclosed.

3. For futher information on interpreting these series, see the background notes of the publication.

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