Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for first quarter 2016

Statistics based on administrative records and surveys of individual public sector bodies.


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 2 Reserved Public Sector 3 Total Public Sector Devolved Public Sector 2 Reserved Public Sector 3
Q1 1999 545,500 471,100 74,400 455,300 384,100 71,200
Q1 2010 636,000 521,300 114,600 543,400 436,700 106,700
Q1 2011 620,500 513,100 107,400 526,500 426,200 100,300
Q1 2012 591,800 491,500 100,400 506,200 413,000 93,200
Q1 2013 584,200 487,800 96,400 502,100 412,400 89,700
Q1 2014 548,500 488,000 60,400 469,100 412,700 56,400
Q1 2015r 546,600 490,100 56,500 466,600 413,800 52,800
Q1 2016 546,700 488,200 58,500 467,500 412,700 54,900
Change on year to:
Q1 2016 100 -1,900 2,000 900 -1,200 2,100
% change on year:
Q1 2016 0.0% -0.4% 3.5% 0.2% -0.3% 4.0%

Notes:

r = revision - Reserved Public Sector figure has been revised due to NA Classifications updates

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 Table 4).
3. 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).

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.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Labour-Market/PublicSectorEmployment

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