Public Sector Employment in Scotland: Statistics for 4th Quarter 2005

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3. Public Sector Employment by Sector; Full-time equivalent 1,2,3,4

Armed Forces 5

Civil Servants

Public Corporations 6,7

NDPB's 6

NHS8

Police and Related Services

Fire and Related Services

Total Local Government
excluding Police & Fire

Total 6,7,9

Q1

1999

14,800

46,200

27,300

8,100

106,000

19,800

5,500

209,800

438,800

Q2

1999

14,900

46,300

27,200

8,100

106,200

19,800

5,500

210,100

439,500

Q3

1999

15,000

46,300

27,000

8,200

107,000

19,600

5,500

211,200

441,300

Q4

1999

15,100

46,200

28,800

8,200

106,900

19,600

5,500

212,000

443,900

Q1

2000

15,100

46,200

26,900

8,300

106,900

19,500

5,800

212,600

442,900

Q2

2000

15,100

46,100

27,300

8,500

107,000

19,500

5,500

212,800

443,400

Q3

2000

15,000

46,100

27,400

8,500

107,300

19,600

5,500

211,800

442,800

Q4

2000

14,900

46,100

28,900

8,600

107,600

19,700

5,500

211,500

444,500

Q1

2001

14,700

46,300

30,100

8,300

108,100

20,000

5,500

211,100

445,900

Q2

2001

14,500

46,500

28,600

8,300

108,700

20,000

5,500

212,900

446,900

Q3

2001

14,200

46,900

27,600

8,300

109,500

20,000

5,500

213,600

447,500

Q4

2001

13,900

47,200

28,900

8,200

110,400

20,100

5,500

214,700

450,800

Q1

2002

13,600

47,400

27,700

7,100

111,400

20,300

5,400

216,000

450,900

Q2

2002

13,500

47,400

27,500

7,500

112,500

20,400

5,400

217,200

453,400

Q3

2002

13,400

47,300

26,900

7,900

113,600

20,500

5,400

218,100

455,200

Q4

2002

13,500

47,300

28,100

8,200

114,800

20,600

5,400

218,900

458,900

Q1

2003

13,600

47,500

27,000

8,200

115,900

20,800

5,400

219,200

459,700

Q2

2003

13,800

47,800

26,800

8,800

116,900

21,000

5,500

221,400

464,200

Q3

2003

14,000

48,400

26,800

9,000

117,900

21,000

5,500

222,300

467,000

Q4

2003

14,100

49,000

27,300

9,100

118,700

21,100

5,500

224,800

471,800

Q1

2004

14,100

49,600 r

25,800

9,200

119,300

21,500

5,500

225,800

473,100

Q2

2004

14,200

49,900

27,200

9,700

119,700

21,800

5,500

227,500

477,600

Q3

2004

14,100

50,000

28,500

10,100

119,900

21,900

5,500

228,700

480,800

Q4

2004

13,900

49,500

29,900

10,400

121,200

22,300

5,500

229,200

483,800

Q1

2005

13,300

48,800

28,000

10,800

122,000

22,600

5,600

230,600

483,600

Q2

2005

13,200

48,700

27,600

11,700

122,900

22,700

5,600

232,100

486,500

Q3

2005

12,900

49,000 r

27,800

11,500

123,300 r

22,900

5,500

232,400

487,200

Q4

2005

13,100

48,800

28,100

11,500

124,300

23,200

5,600

232,900

489,500

Sources:

Joint Staffing Watch Survey
Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland
Quarterly Public Sector Employees Survey
Inter-Departmental Business Register, Office for National Statistics
Ministry of Defence
HM Revenue and Customs
Department for Work and Pensions
Department for International Development
Civil Service Statistics

Notes:

1. All figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred

2. Totals may not add to the sum of the parts due to rounding

3. Data based on National Accounts definition. For more information see background note 2

4. Where quarterly data are not available the data are estimated from available data. More information can be found in background note 3

5. Armed Forces data for Q1 2005 refer to April 2005, Q2 2005 data refer to July 2005, Q3 2005 data refer to October 2005 and Q4 2005 data refer to January 2006.

6. Estimates have been revised for every quarter due to improved coverage of organisations and classification changes. More information can be found in background note 5 and 11.

7. The BBC has been reclassified from a Pubic Corporation to Central Government. The BBC has been removed from the Public Corporation series for all time points.

The BBC has been included in the total public sector estimate but is not included in any individual sector breakdown. More information can be found in background note 11

8. NHS quarterly workforce data are estimates based on the time series of actual annual data. Estimated data will be revised in future publications with the actual figures. For more information see background note 6

9. Data for the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Business Ombudsman and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator are included in the total public sector but are not included in any individual sector breakdown.

r. Figures have been revised since previous publication. For more information see background note 16.

Page updated: Thursday, April 06, 2006