National Statistics Publication - Public Sector Employment in Scotland - Q2 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).


Table 10: Devolved civil service employment; Scotland, Full-time equivalent

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Devolved Civil Service
Total Devolved Civil Service Scottish Government Core Directorates
(excluding Agencies)
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Scottish Government Agencies Non-Ministerial Departments
Q2 2007 16,000 4,100 1,600 8,700 1,600
Q2 2008 16,200 4,700 1,600 8,300 1,700
Q2 2009 16,700 5,400 1,700 7,900 1,700
Q2 2010 16,800 5,400 1,700 6,500 3,100
Q2 2011 16,300 5,100 1,600 6,500 3,100
Q2 2012 15,800 4,900 1,500 6,500 2,800
Q2 2013 15,900 4,900 1,600 6,800 2,700
Change on year to:
Q2 2013 100 0 0 200 -100
% change on year:
Q2 2013 0.7% -0.1% 0.8% 3.4% -4.3%

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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