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Statistics Publication Notice: Public Sector Employment in Scotland: Statistics for 2nd Quarter 2008

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7. Public Sector Employment by Local Government; Full-time equivalent 1,2,5,6

Education

Social Work 7

Police and Related Services

Fire and Related Services

Other4

Total Local Government
excluding Police & Fire

Total Local Government

Teachers

Other3

Q1

1999

54,300

23,400

35,000

19,800

5,500

97,100

209,800

235,000

Q2

1999

53,800

23,200

34,800

19,800

5,500

98,100

210,100

235,400

Q3

1999

53,600

24,100

36,700

19,600

5,500

96,900

211,200

236,300

Q4

1999

54,300

25,000

36,700

19,600

5,500

96,100

212,000

237,100

Q1

2000

54,900

25,400

36,500

19,500

5,500

95,800

212,600

237,600

Q2

2000

54,300

25,300

36,600

19,500

5,500

96,600

212,800

237,900

Q3

2000

53,900

25,700

36,700

19,600

5,500

95,500

211,800

236,900

Q4

2000

54,500

26,300

36,600

19,700

5,500

94,100

211,500

236,700

Q1

2001

54,500

26,800

36,600

20,000

5,500

93,200

211,100

236,600

Q2

2001

54,200

27,000

37,000

20,000

5,500

94,700

212,900

238,400

Q3

2001

53,600

27,600

37,500

20,000

5,500

94,900

213,600

239,200

Q4

2001

54,300

28,800

37,800

20,100

5,500

93,900

214,700

240,300

Q1

2002

54,600

29,400

38,000

20,300

5,400

94,000

216,000

241,700

Q2

2002

54,300

29,200

38,400

20,400

5,400

95,400

217,200

242,900

Q3

2002

54,400

29,000

39,200

20,500

5,400

95,600

218,200

244,100

Q4

2002

54,900

29,800

39,900

20,600

5,400

94,400

219,000

245,000

Q1

2003

55,300

30,500

40,900

20,800

5,400

92,600

219,300

245,600

Q2

2003

54,800

30,900

41,600

21,000

5,500

94,300

221,600

248,000

Q3

2003

54,700

31,000

42,000

21,000

5,500

94,800

222,500

249,000

Q4

2003

55,600

31,900

42,800

21,100

5,500

94,600

224,900

251,500

Q1

2004

55,800

32,600

43,200

21,500

5,500

94,400

226,000

253,000

Q2

2004

55,600

32,900

43,300

21,800

5,500

95,800

227,700

255,000

Q3

2004

55,500

32,900

44,000

21,900

5,500

96,400

228,800

256,200

Q4

2004

56,100

33,900

44,200

22,300

5,500

95,200

229,300

257,100

Q1

2005

57,100

34,000

44,700

22,600

5,600

94,900

230,800

259,000

Q2

2005

56,200

35,700

44,100

22,700

5,500

96,100

232,000

260,300

Q3

2005

56,500

35,200

44,400

22,900

5,500

96,400

232,400

260,900

Q4

2005

57,000

35,700

44,500

23,400

5,600

95,900

233,100

262,000

Q1

2006

57,200

36,000

44,600

23,400

5,700

96,000

233,800

263,000

Q2

2006

56,800

35,900

44,100

23,500

5,600

96,100

232,800

262,000

Q3

2006

57,100

35,600

44,400

23,300

5,700

95,500

232,600

261,500

Q4

2006

57,700

35,900

44,600

23,700

5,700

92,000

230,300

259,700

Q1

2007

57,500

35,100

45,600

23,600

5,700

91,700

229,900

259,200

Q2

2007

57,500

35,000

46,300

23,200

5,600

90,600

229,300

258,100

Q3

2007

57,700

35,800

43,600

22,700

5,600

92,600

229,700

258,000

Q4

2007

58,000

36,400

46,100

22,800

5,700

89,100

229,500

257,900

Q1

2008

58,100

36,900

46,000

22,700

5,700

88,500

229,500

257,900

Q2

2008

57,500

36,700

45,800

22,500

5,600

88,800

228,800

256,900

Source:

Joint Staffing Watch Survey

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. Education 'Other' contains: Director of Education and support staff; other education department support staff; and staff providing educational support services; cultural and youth services staff; and school based administration and support staff.
4. Further breakdowns are available on request.
5. Other staff contains: corporate services; central support; planning and economic development; housing; roads and transport; arts, sports and leisure; libraries, museums and galleries; trading standards; staff of district court; environmental services; Direct Labour Organisation ( DLO) staff and Direct Service Organisation ( DSO) staff; National Parks staff.
6. From Q1 2005, the Joint Staffing Watch Survey is collected by the Scottish Government. This data was previously collected by COSLA in conjunction with the Scottish Government.
7. Social Work figures for Q3 2007 are pending revision. In line with our revisions policy, the revised figure will be published in our December 2008 Release.
r. Figures have been revised since previous publication. For more information see background note 18.

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