Public Sector Employment in Scotland Statistics for 2nd Quarter 2026

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 2026.


Infographic summary of Public Sector Employment in Scotland Statistics for 2nd Quarter 2026

Notes:

  1. Reserved public corporations, public sector financial institutions and public bodies, have been combined into 'Other public sector' to ensure individual organisation figures are not disclosed.
  2. Armed Forces data is updated once per year in the Q2 publication.

Contact

For enquiries about this publication please contact:

Labour Market Statistics,
Office of the Chief Economic Adviser
E-mail: LMStats@gov.scot

For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics please contact:

Office of the Chief Statistician
E-mail: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot

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