PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT IN SCOTLAND STATISTICS FOR 4th 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 December 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 11: Reserved civil service employment; Scotland, Full-time equivalent

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Reserved Civil Service
Total Reserved Civil Service Ministry of Defence HM Revenue and Customs Department for Work and Pensions2 Department for International Development Scotland Office Other Civil Service2
Q4 2009 31,100 5,800 9,300 11,500 400 70 4,000
Q4 2010 28,500 5,500 8,600 10,300 500 60 3,600
Q4 2011 27,600 4,900 8,700 9,400 500 70 4,000
Q4 2012 26,100 4,200 8,200 10,500 500 60 2,600
Q4 2013 24,900 3,900 8,000 9,800 600 70 2,600
Q4 2014 22,900 3,900 7,200 8,800 600 80 2,400
Q4 2015 23,100 3,800 7,800 8,600 600 70 2,200
Change on year to:
Q4 2015 200 -100 700 -300 20 -10 -100
% change on year:
Q4 2015 0.8% -2.6% 9.4% -3.3% 2.5% -11.7% -4.7%

Notes:

1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred, with the exception of Scotland Office figures which are rounded to the nearest ten as well as change on year for DFID. 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. 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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