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 7: Reserved civil service employment; Scotland, Headcount

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Reserved Civil Service
  Total Reserved Civil Service Ministry of Defence HM Revenue and Customs Department for Work and Pensions Department for International Development Scotland Office Other Civil Service
Q1 2008 32,700 6,100 11,000 12,200 500 60 2,800
Q1 2009 33,100 6,000 11,100 11,100 500 70 4,500
Q1 2010 33,000 5,900 10,000 12,200 500 70 4,300
Q1 2011 31,600 5,700 9,900 11,100 500 70 4,400
Q1 2012 29,800 4,800 9,800 10,300 500 70 4,300
Q1 2013 28,400 4,000 9,400 11,600 600 70 2,700
Q1 2014 27,000 3,900 9,000 10,700 600 70 2,700
Change on year to:              
Q1 2014 -1,400 -100 -500 -900 100 0 0
% change on year:              
Q1 2014 -5.0% -3.0% -5.1% -7.7% 9.4% 0.0% 0.0%

Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred, with the exception of the Scotland Office figures which are rounded to the nearest ten. Percentages are based on unrounded figures.
"2. From Q3 2012 DWP includes CMEC staff. From Q4 2008 Staff, employed in the Child Support Agency within DWP, transferred to the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC). CMEC is an Non-Departmental Public Body. However, CMEC staff were included in the ‘Other Civil Service' category as staff have retained their civil service contracts. From Q3 2012 CMEC staff have moved into DWP again."
3. Where the change on the year is less than 50 this rounds to '0'.
4. 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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