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Public sector employment in Scotland: web tables

Complete time series data on public employment in Scotland from Q1 1999.

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The latest statistics cover the period Q4 2025 and were published on 19 March 2026.

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First published: 15 June 2021
Last updated: 19 March 2026 - show all updates
All updates: 19 March 2026
Updated to include Q4 2025

17 December 2025
A correction notice was added to this page. Table 9: Local government employment by local authority and gender, Headcount (Table 9b: Females) was updated.

16 December 2025
Updated to include Q3 2025

16 September 2025
Updated to include Q2 2025

10 June 2025
Updated to include Q1 2025

20 March 2025
Updated to include Q4 2024

17 December 2024
Updated to include Q3 2024

10 September 2024
Updated to include Q2 2024

11 June 2024
Updated to include Q1 2024

12 March 2024
Updated to include Q4 2023

12 December 2023
Updated to include Q3 2023

12 September 2023
Updated to include Q2 2023

13 June 2023
Updated to include Q1 2023

14 March 2023
Updated to include Q4 for 2022.

13 December 2022
Updated to include Q3 for 2022.

13 September 2022
Updated to include Q2 for 2022.

14 June 2022
Updated to include Q1 for 2022.

15 March 2022
Updated to include Q4 for 2021.

14 December 2021
Updated to include Q3 for 2021.

14 September 2021
Updated to include Q2 for 2021.

15 June 2021
Updated to include Q1 for 2021.

23 March 2021
Updated to include Q4 for 2020.

15 December 2020
Updated to include Q3 for 2020.

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