Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for first quarter 2017

Employment snapshot statistics based on administrative records and surveys of individual public sector bodies as at June 2016.


Table 5: Total reserved public sector employment by sector; Scotland, Headcount

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Total Reserved
Public Sector
Civil Service Public Bodies Armed Forces Public Corporations 2 Public Sector
Financial Institutions 2
Public Corporations & Public Sector Financial Institutions 2,3
Q1 1999 74,400 33,700 5,600 14,800 20,300 - 20,300
Q1 2011 107,400 31,600 10,200 12,100 20,200 33,300 53,500
Q1 2012 100,400 29,800 10,000 11,200 19,100 30,300 49,400
Q1 2013 96,400 28,500 9,500 11,100 17,900 29,300 47,200
Q1 2014 60,400 26,800 9,400 10,600 * * 13,500
Q1 2015 56,500 25,500 9,500 9,500 * * 12,000
Q1 2016 58,300 25,700 9,700 10,300 * * 12,600
Q1 2017 56,300 25,500 9,600 10,100 * * 11,100
Change on year to:
Q1 2017 -2,000 -160 -70 -230 n/a n/a -1,540
% change on year:
Q1 2017 -3.4% -0.6% -0.7% -2.2% n/a n/a -12.2%

Notes:

1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Change on year rounded to the nearest ten. Percentages are based on unrounded figures. "-" denotes blank entries and "*" denotes entries that have been suppressed for disclosure reasons. Totals may not equal the sum of individual parts due to rounding.

2. Due to the reclassification of Lloyds Banking Group plc from public sector financial institutions to the private sector (Q1 2014), a new category has been created combining public corporations with public sector financial institutions to ensure employment figures are not disclosed. Both categories have been merged to produce a backseries prior to the reclassification to allow for calculation of year on year changes.

3. Employment in public corporations & public sector financial institutions has been largely affected by the reclassification of Lloyds Banking Group plc. (and subsidiaries), as well as Royal Mail plc. and Direct Line Group plc.

Contact

Email: Thomas Pennock

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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