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 6: Devolved civil service employment; Scotland, Headcount
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Devolved Civil Service
Total Devolved Civil Service Scottish Government Core Directorates (excluding Agencies) Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Scottish Government Agencies2 Non-Ministerial Departments
Q3 2008 17,000 4,900 1,700 8,500 1,800
Q3 2009 17,600 5,700 1,900 8,300 1,800
Q3 2010 17,600 5,600 1,800 6,900 3,400
Q3 2011 16,900 5,200 1,700 6,800 3,100
Q3 2012 16,500 5,000 1,600 6,800 3,000
Q3 2013 16,800 5,100 1,700 7,100 2,900
Q3 2014 17,300 5,400 1,700 7,200 3,000
Change on year to:
Q3 2014 500 200 0 200 100
% change on year:
Q3 2014 3.1% 4.4% 1.6% 2.8% 2.7%

Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Percentages are based on unrounded figures.
2. Increases in Scottish Government Agencies are largely due to increased employment in the Scottish Prison Service in preparation for the opening of a new prison.
3. From Q4 2011, NHS has responsibility for employing Healthcare staff within prisons. Previously, these people were employed directly by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS). In Q2 2012 1,491 & 1062.1 WTE / headcount staff transferred from Highland Council to NHS Highland.
4. Where the change over the year is less than 50 this rounds to '0'.
5. 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

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