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Publication - Statistics

Public Sector Employment: Employment by organisation: 2019 Quarter 1 to 2025 Quarter 3

Last updated
20 August 2026 - see all updates
Directorate
Strategy Directorate, +1 more … Public Service Reform Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector, Work and skills

Employment figures (headcount and full-time equivalent) for Scottish devolved public sector organisations at 2025 Q3 (September) back to 2019 Q1 (March).

First published: 19 March 2026

Last updated: 20 August 2026

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Supporting documents

Public Sector Employment in Scotland: employment by organisation: 2019 Quarter 1 to 2025 Quarter 3: data tables
File type
Excel document
File size
72.7 kB
First published
19 March 2026
Last updated
20 August 2026 - show all updates

  1. A correction notice was issued. Q12019 to Q3 2023 Headcount and FTE data for UHI North, West and Hebrides (further colleges) were impacted by a small data processing error. Users should refer to the latest release for corrected data.

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