Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for fourth quarter 2013
Employment snapshot statistics based on administrative records and surveys of individual public sector bodies.
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 | Reserved Public Sector | Reserved Public Sector (Excluding Financial Institutions) | Total Public Sector | Devolved Public Sector | Reserved Public Sector | Reserved Public Sector (Excluding Financial Institutions) | |
| Q4 1999 | 551,200 | 474,400 | 76,700 | 76,700 | 460,200 | 387,100 | 73,100 | 73,100 |
| Q4 2007 | 598,900 | 526,400 | 72,500 | 72,500 | 507,100 | 438,700 | 68,400 | 68,400 |
| Q4 2008 | 647,100 | 527,000 | 120,100 | 77,500 | 551,900 | 439,800 | 112,100 | 72,800 |
| Q4 2009 | 634,700 | 522,300 | 112,400 | 76,700 | 542,600 | 437,900 | 104,700 | 72,100 |
| Q4 2010 | 615,700 | 509,500 | 106,200 | 72,800 | 526,700 | 427,800 | 98,900 | 68,200 |
| Q4 2011 | 590,400 | 489,700 | 100,800 | 69,400 | 506,200 | 412,500 | 93,700 | 64,900 |
| Q4 2012 | 580,100 | 485,100 | 94,900 | 66,200 | 499,500 | 411,100 | 88,400 | 62,100 |
| Q4 2013 | 566,300 | 485,600 | 80,600 | 49,800 | 487,200 | 412,400 | 74,800 | 46,500 |
| Change on year to: | ||||||||
| Q4 2013 | -13,800 | 500 | -14,300 | -16,400 | -12,300 | 1,300 | -13,600 | -15,600 |
| % change on year: | ||||||||
| Q4 2013 | -2.4% | 0.1% | -15.0% | -24.8% | -2.5% | 0.3% | -15.4% | -25.1% |
Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. 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 in Table 4).
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).
3. Public sector financial institutions include Northern Rock (classified to the public sector from Q4 2007), Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, HBOS/Lloyds Banking Group plc (both classified to the public sector from Q4 2008) Lloyds TSB Commercial Banking. Those organisation classified as Public Sector Financial Institutions and SIC 64.
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.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Labour-Market/PublicSectorEmployment
Contact
Email: Susanne Ross
Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit
The Scottish Government
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