PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT IN SCOTLAND STATISTICS FOR 2nd QUARTER 2015

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). This is a snapshot of employment as at June 2015. 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 10: Devolved civil service employment; Scotland, Full-time equivalent

Not Seasonally Adjusted
  Devolved Civil Service
Total Devolved
Civil Service
Scottish Government
Core Directorates
(excluding Agencies)
Crown Office and
Procurator Fiscal
Scottish Government
Agencies2
Non-Ministerial
Departments
Q2 2009 16,700 5,400 1,700 7,900 1,700
Q2 2010 16,800 5,400 1,700 6,500 3,100
Q2 2011 16,300 5,100 1,600 6,500 3,100
Q2 2012 15,800 4,900 1,500 6,500 2,800
Q2 2013 15,900 4,900 1,600 6,800 2,700
Q2 2014 16,300 5,100 1,600 7,000 2,700
Q2 2015 16,700 5,000 1,600 7,200 2,900
Change on year to:
Q2 2015 400 -100 0 300 200
% change on year:
Q2 2015 2.4% -2.0% 0.6% 3.8% 8.2%

Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Percentages are based on unrounded figures.
2. From Q4 2011, NHS has responsibility for employing Healthcare staff within prisons.  Previously, these people were employed directly by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS). In Q2 2012 1,491 & 1062.1 FTE / headcount staff transferred from Highland Council to NHS Highland.
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.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Labour-Market/PublicSectorEmployment

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