Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for third quarter 2019

A snapshot of public sector employment as at September 2019.


Table 2: 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 Sector2 Reserved Public Sector3 Total Public Sector Devolved Public Sector2 Reserved Public Sector3
Q3 1999 546,500 471,800 74,700 457,700 386,500 71,200
Q3 2013 597,800 499,800 97,900 514,900 423,900 91,000
Q3 2014 560,500 502,500 58,000 480,200 426,000 54,200
Q3 2015 560,200 503,000 57,200 479,800 426,100 53,600
Q3 2016 558,100 501,100 57,000 478,200 424,700 53,500
Q3 2017 r 559,600 503,300 56,300 479,400 426,500 52,900
Q3 2018 r 545,000 489,900 55,200 466,200 414,200 51,900
Q3 2019 561,500 504,500 57,000 480,100 426,500 53,600
Change on year to:
Q3 2019 16,420 14,600 1,820 13,980 12,260 1,720
% change on year:
Q3 2019 3.0% 3.0% 3.3% 3.0% 3.0% 3.3%

r = revision due to inclusion of newly classified organisation.

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 3).

3. Reserved Public Sector consists of the following staff groups: Civil Service, Armed Forces, Other Public Sector (as shown in Table 4)

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