Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for third quarter 2019
A snapshot of public sector employment as at September 2019.
Table 3: Total devolved public sector employment by sector; Scotland, Headcount 1,4
Not Seasonally Adjusted
| Total Devolved Public Sector | NHS | Civil Service | Police and Fire Services2 | Further Education Colleges3 | Other Public Bodies | Local Government2 | Public Corporations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 1999 | 471,800 | 129,700 | 14,600 | - | 15,700 | 8,600 | 294,000 | 9,000 |
| Q3 2013 | 499,800 | 157,400 | 16,800 | 29,800 | 13,500 | 14,100 | 247,000 | 22,000 |
| Q3 2014 | 502,500 | 159,700 | 17,300 | 28,800 | 13,500 | 14,300 | 247,000 | 22,000 |
| Q3 2015 | 503,000 | 160,900 | 18,000 | 28,200 | 13,800 | 14,300 | 245,000 | 22,000 |
| Q3 2016 | 501,100 | 161,800 | 16,800 | 28,100 | 14,000 | 15,600 | 242,000 | 23,000 |
| Q3 2017 r | 503,300 | 162,700 | 17,200 | 27,700 | 13,500 | 15,600 | 243,000 | 23,000 |
| Q3 2018 r | 489,900 | 162,900 | 17,800 | 27,600 | 13,800 | 16,200 | 243,000 | 8,000 |
| Q3 2019 | 504,500 | 164,800 | 20,300 | 28,100 | 13,900 | 16,000 | 253,000 | 9,000 |
| Change on year to: | ||||||||
| Q3 2019 | 14,600 | 1,860 | 2,510 | 550 | 110 | -130 | 9,670 | 50 |
| % change on year: | ||||||||
| Q3 2019 | 3.0% | 1.1% | 14.1% | 2.0% | 0.8% | -0.8% | 4.0% | 0.5% |
r = revision due to inclusion of newly classified organisation.
Notes:
1. Employment figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred, with the exception of local government and public corporation figures which are rounded to the nearest thousand; change on year rounded to the nearest ten; percentages are based on unrounded figures. "-" denotes blank entries. Totals may not equal the sum of individual parts due to rounding.
2. Police and Fire Reform: From Q2 2013 Police and Fire Services have been reclassified as central government rather than local government (as their predecessors were). All police staff are employed by the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) whether deployed with the SPA or with the Police Service of Scotland.
3. Information for further education colleges in Scotland is based on collected information from Q4 2010. The method used to create the back series is detailed in the background notes of this publication.
4. For further information on interpreting these series, see the series reclassification guide or background notes of the publication.
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