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

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4 (a) Employment (Permanent Staff Only): Scottish Executive and Associated Agencies; Headcount 1,2,3

Scottish Executive Core Departments
(excl Agencies) 4

Scottish Prison Service

Crown Office and
Proculator Fiscal

Other Scottish Agencies

Total

Q1

1999

3,800

4,900

1,100

4,200

14,100

Q2

1999

3,800

4,900

1,200

4,300

14,100

Q3

1999

3,900

4,800

1,200

4,300

14,100

Q4

1999

3,900

4,700

1,200

4,300

14,100

Q1

2000

3,900

4,700

1,200

4,300

14,000

Q2

2000

4,000

4,600

1,200

4,200

14,000

Q3

2000

4,000

4,600

1,200

4,200

14,000

Q4

2000

4,100

4,500

1,200

4,200

14,000

Q1

2001

4,100

4,500

1,200

4,300

14,100

Q2

2001

4,200

4,500

1,200

4,300

14,200

Q3

2001

4,200

4,500

1,300

4,400

14,400

Q4

2001

4,300

4,500

1,300

4,500

14,600

Q1

2002

4,300

4,600

1,300

4,600

14,800

Q2

2002

4,400

4,600

1,300

4,700

14,900

Q3

2002

4,400

4,600

1,400

4,700

15,100

Q4

2002

4,400

4,600

1,400

4,700

15,200

Q1

2003

4,500

4,500

1,500

4,800

15,300

Q2

2003

4,500

4,500

1,500

4,900

15,400

Q3

2003

4,500

4,400

1,500

5,100

15,500

Q4

2003

4,500

4,300

1,500

5,300

15,600

Q1

2004

4,500

4,300

1,500

5,500

15,800

Q2

2004

4,600

4,200

1,400

5,700

15,900

Q3

2004

4,500

4,300

1,400

5,700

15,900

Q4

2004

4,500

4,200

1,400

5,700

15,900

Q1

2005

4,600

4,200

1,400

5,900

16,200

Q2

2005

4,600

4,200

1,400

5,800

16,000

Q3

2005

4,600

4,200

1,500

5,900

16,200

Q4

2005

4,600

4,000

1,500

5,900

16,100

Sources:

Quarterly Public Employees Survey
Civil Service Statistics

Notes:

1. All Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred

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

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

4. 1999 figures are for the Scottish Office.

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

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