Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for fourth quarter 2019

Statistics 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 December 2019.


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

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Devolved Civil Service
Total Devolved Civil Service3,4 Scottish Government Core Directorates (excluding Agencies) Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Scottish Government Agencies Non-Ministerial Departments
Q4 2013 15,900 5,000 1,600 6,600 2,700
Q4 2014 16,400 5,200 1,600 6,900 2,800
Q4 2015 15,900 5,100 1,600 6,100 3,100
Q4 2016 15,900 5,100 1,600 6,000 3,200
Q4 2017 16,300 5,500 1,600 5,800 3,400
Q4 2018 17,200 6,200 1,600 6,000 3,300
Q4 2019 19,500 6,800 1,800 7,400 3,500
Change on year to:
Q4 2019 2,310 660 150 1,360 140
% change on year:
Q4 2019 13.4% 10.6% 9.5% 22.5% 4.1%

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 further information on interpreting these series, see the series reclassification guide or background notes of the publication.

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