PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT IN SCOTLAND STATISTICS FOR 3rd QUARTER 2014

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 September 2014. The publication includes information on public sector employment in Scotland with distinctions made for employment in devolved bodies and reserved bodies (located in Scotland).


Table 3: Public sector employment by devolved and reserved sector; Scotland, Headcount and Full-time equivalent
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Headcount Full-time equivalent
Total Public Sector Devolved Public Sector2 Reserved Public Sector3 Total Public Sector Devolved Public Sector2 Reserved Public Sector3
Q3 1999 546,400 471,700 74,700 457,600 386,400 71,200
Q3 2008 596,800 526,000 70,800 506,500 440,000 66,500
Q3 2009 633,200 520,200 113,000 542,100 437,000 105,100
Q3 2010 617,600 513,300 104,300 528,100 431,400 96,700
Q3 2011 592,800 491,700 101,100 508,500 414,800 93,700
Q3 2012 580,900 486,000 94,900 498,500 410,600 88,000
Q3 2013 579,800 484,500 95,300 499,100 410,800 88,300
Q3 2014 541,900 486,600 55,300 463,900 412,400 51,500
Change on year to:
Q3 2014 -37,900 2,100 -40,000 -35,200 1,600 -36,800
% change on year:
Q3 2014 -6.5% 0.4% -42.0% -7.1% 0.4% -41.7%

Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Percentages are based on unrounded figures.
"2. Devolved Public Sector consists of the following staff groups: Civil Service, Other Public Bodies, NHS, Further Education Colleges, Local Government and Public Corporations. (as shown in Table 4).
3. Reserved Public Sector consists of the following staff groups: Civil Service, Public Bodies, Armed Forces, Public Corporations, Public Sector Financial Institutions (as shown in Table 5)."
4. Detailed tables showing a full time series of data - all quarters back to Q1 1999 - are available to download from the Public Sector Employment Websection: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Labour-Market/PublicSectorEmployment

Contact

Email: Claire Gordon

Back to top