Public sector employment in Scotland: web tables
- Last updated
- 19 March 2026 - see all updates
- Directorate
- Chief Economist Directorate
- Topic
- Economy, Public sector, Work and skills
Complete time series data on public employment in Scotland from Q1 1999.
The latest statistics cover the period Q4 2025 and were published on 19 March 2026.
- File type
- Excel document
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- 392.2 kB
Contact
If you have any enquiries relating to Labour Market Statistics then please contact us at:
Labour Market Statistics,
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E-mail: LMStats@gov.scot
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Office of the Chief Statistician
E-mail: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot
- First published
- 15 June 2021
- Last updated
- 19 March 2026 - show all updates
- All updates
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Updated to include Q4 2025
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A correction notice was added to this page. Table 9: Local government employment by local authority and gender, Headcount (Table 9b: Females) was updated.
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Updated to include Q3 2025
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Updated to include Q2 2025
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Updated to include Q1 2025
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Updated to include Q4 2024
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Updated to include Q3 2024
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Updated to include Q2 2024
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Updated to include Q1 2024
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Updated to include Q4 2023
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Updated to include Q3 2023
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Updated to include Q2 2023
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Updated to include Q1 2023
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Updated to include Q4 for 2022.
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Updated to include Q3 for 2022.
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Updated to include Q2 for 2022.
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Updated to include Q1 for 2022.
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Updated to include Q4 for 2021.
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Updated to include Q3 for 2021.
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Updated to include Q2 for 2021.
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Updated to include Q1 for 2021.
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Updated to include Q4 for 2020.
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Updated to include Q3 for 2020.
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