National Statistics Publication - Public Sector Employment in Scotland - Q3 2013

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). The publication includes information on public sector employment in Scotland with distinctions made for employment in devolved bodies and reserved bodies (located in Scotland).


4. Reserved public sector employment in Scotland; headcount (Table 5)

This section provides a summary of reserved public sector employment which includes:

  • Reserved Civil Service (see section 5);
  • Armed Forces;
  • Reserved Public Corporations;
  • Public Sector Financial Institutions;
  • Other Reserved Public Bodies (which covers Non-Departmental Bodies and other bodies).

The number of people employed in the reserved public sector increased by 400 (0.4%) to 95,300 in Q3 2013. This was entirely as a result of increases in the public sector financial institutions (up 3,200; 10.8%)[7]. Excluding these banks, employment in the reserved public sector would have fallen by 2,800, a decrease of 4.3% over the year. Chart 5 shows the make-up of the reserved public sector as at Q3 2013.

Chart 5: Breakdown of reserved public sector employment by sector, headcount, Q3 2013

Chart 5: Breakdown of reserved public sector employment by sector, headcount, Q3 2013

Employment levels in all categories of the reserved public sector, except for the banks, have decreased over the year:

  • Public Corporations down by 800 (4.2%);
  • Armed Forces down 600 (4.8%);
  • Public Bodies down 300 (4.8%); while
  • Financial Institutions saw an increase of 3,200 (10.8%)[7].

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