Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for second quarter 2020
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 June 2020.
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Table 6: Reserved civil service employment; Scotland, Headcount
Footnotes1,2
Not Seasonally Adjusted
| Reserved Civil Service | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Reserved Civil Service | Ministry of Defence | HM Revenue and Customs | Department for Work and Pensions | Department for International Development | Scotland Office | Other Civil Service | |
| Q2 2014 | 26,100 | 4,000 | 8,700 | 10,200 | 600 | 70 | 2,600 |
| Q2 2015 | 26,300 | 3,900 | 9,200 | 10,000 | 600 | 70 | 2,500 |
| Q2 2016 | 25,700 | 4,000 | 9,000 | 9,600 | 700 | 80 | 2,400 |
| Q2 2017 | 25,900 | 4,100 | 8,900 | 9,600 | 800 | 80 | 2,400 |
| Q2 2018 | 25,100 | 4,100 | 8,300 | 9,100 | 900 | 80 | 2,600 |
| Q2 2019 | 24,900 | 4,100 | 8,200 | 8,800 | 1,000 | 90 | 2,800 |
| Q2 2020 | 24,000 | 4,100 | 7,800 | 8,300 | 1,000 | 90 | 2,800 |
| Change on year to: | |||||||
| Q2 2020 | -890 | -40 | -400 | -450 | 10 | 0 | -20 |
| % change on year: | |||||||
| Q2 2020 | -3.6% | -1.1% | -4.9% | -5.1% | 1.2% | 3.3% | -0.6% |
Notes:
1. Employment figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred, with the exception of the Scotland Office figures, which have been rounded to the nearest ten. 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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