PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT IN SCOTLAND STATISTICS FOR 2nd QUARTER 2015
The statistics in this release are 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 June 2015. The publication includes information on public sector employment in Scotland with distinctions made for employment in devolved bodies and reserved bodies (located in Scotland).
3. Devolved Public Sector Employment in Scotland; Headcount (see Table 4)
The devolved public sector includes:
- Devolved Civil Service (see section 5);
- Local Government, covering Scottish Local Authorities, Police and Fire Services (up to Q1 2013), Valuation Joint Boards and Regional Transport Partnerships;
- Police and Fire Services (Q2 2013 onwards)
- NHS in Scotland;
- Further Education Colleges;
- Devolved Public Corporations;
- Other Devolved Public Bodies (which covers Non-Departmental Bodies and other bodies).
The number of people employed in the devolved public sector has remained fairly constant over the last year (down by 200 (0.0%)), decreasing from 487,600 in Q2 2014 to 487,500 in Q2 2015. Chart 4 shows the composition of the devolved public sector as at Q2 2015.
Chart 4: Breakdown of Devolved Public Sector Employment by Category, Headcount, Q2 2015
Over the year:
Employment in Scottish Local Government decreased by 1,300 (-0.5%) over the year to 245,700 in Q2 2015. This is mainly due to local government staff transferring to arms' length external organisations (ALEOs) which are part of the private sector.
The number of Police and Fire Service employees decreased by 600 (-2.2%), from 29,000 in Q2 2014 to 28,300 in Q2 2015.
Employment in Further Education colleges increased by 400 (+3.1%) to 13,900 in Q2 2015.
Employment in the NHS increased by 1,600 (+1.0%) over the year to 160,600 in Q2 2015. A detailed breakdown on this information by staffing group was published by ISD on the 1st September 2015. http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/
The devolved civil service saw an increase of 500 (+2.8%) in employment between Q2 2014 and Q2 2015.
Employment in public corporations decreased by 1,000 (-12.7%) over the year to Q2 2015, decreasing from 8,100 in Q2 2014 to 7,100 in Q2 2015. This is mainly due to people no longer being employed as part of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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