Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for second quarter 2019

A snapshot of public sector employment as at June 2019.


Table 9: Devolved civil service employment; Scotland, Full-time equivalent 1,2

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Devolved Civil Service
Total Devolved Civil Service Scottish Government Core Directorates (excluding Agencies) Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Scottish Government Agencies Non-Ministerial Departments
Q2 2013 15,900 4,900 1,600 6,800 2,700
Q2 2014 16,300 5,100 1,600 7,000 2,700
Q2 2015 16,900 5,000 1,600 7,200 3,100
Q2 2016 16,000 5,200 1,600 6,000 3,200
Q2 2017 16,100 5,300 1,600 5,900 3,300
Q2 2018 16,500 5,800 1,600 5,800 3,200
Q2 2019 17,800 6,500 1,700 6,200 3,400
Change on year to:
Q2 2019 1,370 650 160 390 170
% change on year:
Q2 2019 8.3% 11.1% 9.8% 6.8% 5.4%

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

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