PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT IN SCOTLAND STATISTICS FOR 1st 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). 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 Sector Reserved Public Sector Total Public Sector Devolved Public Sector Reserved Public Sector
Q1 1999 545,500 471,100 74,400 455,300 384,100 71,200
Q1 2008 595,900 526,000 69,900 504,200 438,600 65,600
Q1 2009 646,700 528,700 118,000 550,900 441,500 109,400
Q1 2010 630,400 521,100 109,300 538,500 436,800 101,600
Q1 2011 617,300 512,800 104,400 523,500 426,100 97,400
Q1 2012 589,500 491,200 98,300 504,000 413,000 91,100
Q1 2013 581,200 487,800 93,400 499,200 412,600 86,600
Q1 2014 545,200 487,400 57,800 466,100 412,400 53,800
Change on year to:          
Q1 2014 -36,000 -400 -35,600 -33,100 -300 -32,800
% change on year:            
Q1 2014 -6.2% -0.1% -38.1% -6.6% -0.1% -37.9%

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 in Table 4). 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)."
3. 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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