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Statistics Publication Notice: Public Sector Employment in Scotland: Statistics for 2nd Quarter 2009

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Table 1. Number of people employed by main sector; Scotland 1999 to 2009 1,2,3
Not Seasonally Adjusted, Headcount

SECONDARY ANALYSIS

The reclassification of a number of financial institutions to the public sector creates a step change in the time series from Q4 2008. This secondary analysis provides a comparable time series showing public sector employment excluding these financial institutions.

TOTAL

PRIVATE SECTOR

PUBLIC SECTOR

% Public Sector

PUBLIC SECTOR - Excluding public sector financial institutions

Total public sector covering both devolved public bodies in Scotland and UK government departments and UK wide public bodies with a presence in Scotland

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, Lloyds Banking Group plc and Northern Rock plc

Labour Force Survey Employment 4

Annual Change

Level 5

Annual Change

Level 5

Annual Change

Level 5

Annual Change

% Total Public Sector

Q1

1999

2,282,000

~

1,754,400

~

527,300

~

23.1%

527,300

~

23.1%

Q2

1999

2,284,000

~

1,756,900

~

527,300

~

23.1%

527,300

~

23.1%

Q3

1999

2,313,000

~

1,785,000

~

528,200

~

22.8%

528,200

~

22.8%

Q4

1999

2,306,000

~

1,773,100

~

532,900

~

23.1%

532,900

~

23.1%

Q1

2000

2,290,000

8,000

1,757,800

3,400

531,700

4,400

23.2%

531,700

4,400

23.2%

Q2

2000

2,341,000

56,000

1,808,800

52,000

531,700

4,300

22.7%

531,700

4,300

22.7%

Q3

2000

2,358,000

45,000

1,827,500

42,500

530,400

2,300

22.5%

530,400

2,300

22.5%

Q4

2000

2,367,000

61,000

1,834,100

61,000

532,900

100

22.5%

532,900

100

22.5%

Q1

2001

2,344,000

55,000

1,811,000

53,200

533,100

1,400

22.7%

533,100

1,400

22.7%

Q2

2001

2,353,000

13,000

1,818,700

9,900

534,600

2,900

22.7%

534,600

2,900

22.7%

Q3

2001

2,360,000

2,000

1,825,700

-1,800

534,600

4,200

22.6%

534,600

4,200

22.6%

Q4

2001

2,338,000

-29,000

1,796,600

-37,500

541,000

8,100

23.1%

541,000

8,100

23.1%

Q1

2002

2,331,000

-14,000

1,789,300

-21,700

541,300

8,200

23.2%

541,300

8,200

23.2%

Q2

2002

2,349,000

-5,000

1,804,500

-14,300

544,100

9,500

23.2%

544,100

9,500

23.2%

Q3

2002

2,374,000

14,000

1,829,200

3,500

545,000

10,400

23.0%

545,000

10,400

23.0%

Q4

2002

2,395,000

58,000

1,845,500

48,900

549,700

8,700

23.0%

549,700

8,700

23.0%

Q1

2003

2,398,000

67,000

1,845,900

56,600

552,000

10,700

23.0%

552,000

10,700

23.0%

Q2

2003

2,407,000

58,000

1,849,900

45,500

557,000

12,900

23.1%

557,000

12,900

23.1%

Q3

2003

2,413,000

39,000

1,856,000

26,800

557,400

12,400

23.1%

557,400

12,400

23.1%

Q4

2003

2,405,000

10,000

1,841,800

-3,700

563,700

14,000

23.4%

563,700

14,000

23.4%

Q1

2004

2,421,000

23,000

1,853,800

7,800

566,800

14,800

23.4%

566,800

14,800

23.4%

Q2

2004

2,448,000

41,000

1,877,600

27,700

570,400

13,300

23.3%

570,400

13,300

23.3%

Q3

2004

2,460,000

47,000

1,888,200

32,200

572,000

14,600

23.2%

572,000

14,600

23.2%

Q4

2004

2,454,000

48,000

1,877,100

35,300

576,500

12,800

23.5%

576,500

12,800

23.5%

Q1

2005

2,447,000

26,000

1,870,600

16,900

576,400

9,600

23.6%

576,400

9,600

23.6%

Q2

2005

2,454,000

6,000

1,873,200

-4,400

580,600

10,200

23.7%

580,600

10,200

23.7%

Q3

2005

2,468,000

8,000

1,886,400

-1,800

581,600

9,600

23.6%

581,600

9,600

23.6%

Q4

2005

2,462,000

8,000

1,877,200

100

584,500

8,000

23.7%

584,500

8,000

23.7%

Q1

2006

2,468,000

21,000

1,882,400

11,700

585,500

9,200

23.7%

585,500

9,200

23.7%

Q2

2006

2,465,000

12,000

1,880,800

7,600

584,400

3,900

23.7%

584,400

3,900

23.7%

Q3

2006

2,497,000

29,000

1,915,800

29,300

580,900

-700

23.3%

580,900

-700

23.3%

Q4

2006

2,527,000

65,000

1,944,700

67,500

582,000

-2,500

23.0%

582,000

-2,500

23.0%

Q1

2007

2,534,000

67,000

1,954,600

72,200

579,900

-5,700

22.9%

579,900

-5,700

22.9%

Q2

2007

2,547,000

81,000

1,969,100

88,300

577,600

-6,800

22.7%

577,600

-6,800

22.7%

Q3

2007

2,554,000

57,000

1,978,500

62,800

575,500

-5,400

22.5%

575,500

-5,400

22.5%

Q4

2007

2,543,000

16,000

1,964,600

19,900

578,100

-3,900

22.7%

578,100

-3,900

22.7%

Q1

2008

2,548,000

13,000

1,971,500

17,000

576,200

-3,700

22.6%

576,200

-3,700

22.6%

Q2

2008

2,544,000

-3,000

1,967,200

-1,900

576,300

-1,300

22.7%

576,300

-1,300

22.7%

Q3

2008

2,551,000

-3,000

1,974,600

-3,900

576,200

700

22.6%

576,200

700

22.6%

Q4

2008

2,530,000

-13,000

1,907,200

-57,300

622,700

44,600

24.6%

579,100

1,000

22.9%

Q1

2009

2,507,000

-41,000

1,884,000 r

-87,500 r

622,900 r

46,700 r

24.8%

579,300 r

3,100 r

23.1%

Q2

2009

2,482,000

-62,000

1,866,900

-100,300

614,700

38,400

24.8%

572,200

-4,200

23.1%

Sources:
Labour Force Survey
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
Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
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 4.
3. Data based on National Accounts definition. For more information see background note 5.
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.
r. Figures have been revised since previous publication. For more information see background note 22.

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