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Statistics News Release: Public Sector Employment in Scotland: Statistics for 1st Quarter 2006

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1. Number of people employed by main sector; Scotland 1999 to 2006 1,2,3
Not Seasonally adjusted, Headcount

Total

Public Sector

Private Sector

% Public Sector

Labour Force Survey Employment 4

Annual Change

Level 5,6

Annual Change

Level 5,6

Annual Change

Q1

1999

2,282,000

~

527,600

~

1,754,400

~

23.1%

Q2

1999

2,284,000

~

527,600

~

1,756,400

~

23.1%

Q3

1999

2,313,000

~

528,400

~

1,784,600

~

22.8%

Q4

1999

2,306,000

~

533,300

~

1,772,700

~

23.1%

Q1

2000

2,290,000

8,000

532,200

4,700

1,757,800

3,300

23.2%

Q2

2000

2,341,000

57,000

532,200

4,600

1,808,800

52,400

22.7%

Q3

2000

2,356,000

43,000

530,900

2,400

1,825,100

40,600

22.5%

Q4

2000

2,367,000

61,000

533,400

100

1,833,600

60,900

22.5%

Q1

2001

2,344,000

54,000

533,900

1,600

1,810,100

52,400

22.8%

Q2

2001

2,353,000

12,000

535,200

3,000

1,817,800

9,000

22.7%

Q3

2001

2,361,000

5,000

535,500

4,600

1,825,500

400

22.7%

Q4

2001

2,339,000

-28,000

541,200

7,800

1,797,800

-35,800

23.1%

Q1

2002

2,331,000

-13,000

541,300

7,400

1,789,700

-20,400

23.2%

Q2

2002

2,347,000

-6,000

543,100

7,900

1,803,900

-13,900

23.1%

Q3

2002

2,373,000

12,000

544,500

9,000

1,828,500

3,000

22.9%

Q4

2002

2,393,000

54,000

550,400

9,100

1,842,600

44,900

23.0%

Q1

2003

2,397,000

66,000

552,400

11,100

1,844,600

54,900

23.0%

Q2

2003

2,406,000

59,000

556,500

13,400

1,849,500

45,600

23.1%

Q3

2003

2,411,000

38,000

557,800

13,300

1,853,200

24,700

23.1%

Q4

2003

2,404,000

11,000

564,100

13,700

1,839,900

-2,700

23.5%

Q1

2004

2,415,000

18,000

566,900

14,500

1,848,100

3,500

23.5%

Q2

2004

2,442,000

36,000

570,100

13,600

1,871,900

22,400

23.3%

Q3

2004

2,456,000

45,000

571,600

13,700

1,884,400

31,300

23.3%

Q4

2004

2,451,000

47,000

576,000

12,000

1,875,000

35,000

23.5%

Q1

2005

2,445,000

30,000

576,300

9,300

1,868,700

20,700

23.6%

Q2

2005

2,452,000

10,000

580,500

10,300

1,871,500

-300

23.7%

Q3

2005

2,468,000

12,000

581,300

9,700

1,886,700

2,300

23.6%

Q4

2005

2,461,000

10,000

584,400

8,300

1,876,600

1,700

23.7%

Q1

2006

2,465,000

20,000

586,400

10,100

1,878,600

9,900

23.8%

Sources:
Labour Force Survey
Joint Staffing Watch Survey
Quarterly Public Sector Employees Survey
Ministry of Defence
HM Revenue and Customs
Department for Work and Pensions
Department for International Development
Civil Service Statistics

Notes:
1. Public sector figures include estimates for NHS. 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 7.
2. Where quarterly data are not available the data are estimated from available data. More information can be found in background note 3.
3. Data based on National Accounts definition. For more information see background note 4.
4. LFS figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Q1 data based on Feb - April quarter. Q2 data based on May - July quarter. Q3 data based on Aug - Oct quarter. Q4 data based on Nov - Jan quarter.
5. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred.
6. Public sector employment levels, and hence private sector employment levels, have been revised for every quarter due to improved coverage of the estimates. More information can be found in background note 6.
r. Figures have been revised since previous publication. For more information see background note 17.

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