Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for third quarter 2016
Employment snapshot statistics based on administrative records and surveys of individual public sector bodies as at September 2016.
Table 3: Public sector employment by devolved and reserved sector; Scotland, Headcount and Full-time equivalent
Not Seasonally Adjusted
| Headcount | Full-time equivalent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Public Sector | Devolved Public Sector 2 | Reserved Public Sector 3 | Total Public Sector | Devolved Public Sector 2 | Reserved Public Sector 3 | |
| Q3 1999 | 546,400 | 471,700 | 74,700 | 457,600 | 386,400 | 71,200 |
| Q3 2010 | 625,500 | 513,700 | 111,800 | 535,400 | 431,400 | 104,000 |
| Q3 2011 | 595,900 | 491,800 | 104,100 | 511,400 | 414,700 | 96,700 |
| Q3 2012 | 583,300 | 486,200 | 97,100 | 500,900 | 410,600 | 90,300 |
| Q3 2013 | 582,900 | 484,600 | 98,200 | 502,100 | 410,800 | 91,300 |
| Q3 2014 | 545,200 | 487,100 | 58,100 | 467,000 | 412,700 | 54,300 |
| Q3 2015 | 544,700 | 487,500 | 57,200 | 466,400 | 412,800 | 53,600 |
| Q3 2016 | 542,200 | 485,200 | 57,000 | 465,000 | 411,500 | 53,500 |
| Change on year to: | ||||||
| Q3 2016 | -2,530 | -2,270 | -270 | -1,350 | -1,250 | -100 |
| % change on year: | ||||||
| Q3 2016 | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.2% |
Notes:
1. Employment figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Change on year rounded to the nearest ten. Percentages are based on unrounded figures.
"2. Devolved Public Sector consists of the following staff groups: Civil Service, Other Public Bodies, NHS, Further Education Colleges, Local Government and Public Corporations (as shown in Table 4).
3. Reserved Public Sector consists of the following staff groups: Civil Service, Public Bodies, Armed Forces, Public Corporations, Public Sector Financial Institutions (as shown in Table 5)."
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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