Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for first quarter 2019

Snapshot of public sector employment as at March 2019.


Table S1: Youth (16-24) Employment in the Devolved Public Sector, Q1 2013 - Q1 2019, Scotland, Headcount[1]

Young People2 Total employment3 %Young People in Total Workforce
Q1 2013 Q1 2014 Q1 2015 Q1 2016 Q1 2017 Q1 2018 Q1 2019 Change over year Q1 2013 Q1 2014 Q1 2015 Q1 2016 Q1 2017 Q1 2018 Q1 2019 Change over year Q1 2013 Q1 2014 Q1 2015 Q1 2016 Q1 2017 Q1 2018 Q1 2019 Change over year (p.p.)
Scottish Government Core Directorates (excluding Agencies) 140 230 240 270 310 410 490 90 5,100 5,300 5,400 5,400 5,500 5,900 6,700 780 2.7% 4.3% 4.4% 5.1% 5.6% 6.9% 7.4% 0.5
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal 90 80 100 110 120 110 130 20 1,700 1,700 1,700 1,700 1,700 1,700 1,800 120 5.5% 5.0% 5.6% 6.3% 6.6% 6.4% 7.0% 0.6
Scottish Government Agencies 410 480 540 450 360 320 330 10 6,800 7,000 7,300 6,400 6,300 6,100 6,500 400 6.0% 6.8% 7.4% 7.1% 5.8% 5.2% 5.1% -0.1
Non-Ministerial Departments 110 120 150 190 200 210 200 -10 3,000 2,900 3,100 3,400 3,500 3,600 3,600 10 3.7% 4.2% 4.8% 5.5% 5.8% 5.7% 5.4% -0.3
Other Public Bodies 450 520 530 640 630 620 600 -20 15,400 13,900 14,100 15,400 15,500 15,600 15,900 250 2.9% 3.7% 3.8% 4.1% 4.0% 4.0% 3.8% -0.2
Police and Fire Services4 - 980 1,130 1,220 1,140 1,090 1,090 0 - 28,700 28,400 28,200 27,800 27,500 27,900 390 - 3.4% 4.0% 4.3% 4.1% 4.0% 3.9% -0.1
NHS5 6,130 6,650 7,300 7,380 7,210 7,140 6,950 -200 156,500 158,800 160,700 161,700 162,600 163,100 164,100 1,050 3.9% 4.2% 4.5% 4.6% 4.4% 4.4% 4.2% -0.1
Local Government8 12,180 11,410 11,760 11,350 11,340 11,760 12,100 340 279,000 249,000 249,000 245,000 243,000 245,000 252,000 7,200 4.4% 4.6% 4.7% 4.6% 4.7% 4.8% 4.8% 0.0
Public Corporations7 910 1,210 1,010 1,100 1,130 1,180 470 -710 21,000 23,000 22,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 8,000 -14,800 4.3% 5.4% 4.6% 4.9% 4.9% 5.1% 5.5% 0.5
Total Devolved Public Sector6,7 21,010 22,280 23,390 23,370 23,080 23,500 23,020 -480 502,700 503,400 505,500 504,100 503,000 505,500 501,000 -4,460 4.2% 4.4% 4.6% 4.6% 4.6% 4.6% 4.6% -0.1
Youth coverage of total Devolved Public Sector (%) 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Notes:

1. The information in this table is not national statistics. See http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Labour-Market/PublicSectorEmployment/PSEByAge for information about this collection.

2. Youth employment levels rounded to the nearest 10.

3. Total employment levels rounded to the nearest 100, with the exception of local government and public corporation figures.

4. Police and Fire Reform: Some of the change on year estimates will be affected by reclassification of organisations as a result of reforms to the police and fire services in Scotland. From Q2 2013 Police and Fire Services have been reclassified as central government rather than local government. This reclassification has had an impact on the staffing numbers in both these categories. Also, for Q1 2014 onwards staffing levels for the Scottish Police Authority (previously Scottish Police Services Authority) are included within the Police and Fire Services category in the table above (previously included in other public bodies).

5. Information for NHS is taken from previously released data from ISD, published on 4th June 2019. See http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/

6. The Total Devolved Public Sector figures include an estimate for youth employment within further education colleges, based on existing information.

7. The Public Corporations and Total Devolved Public Sector figures include an estimate for youth employment within Registered Social Landlords, based on existing information. From Q3 2018 Registered Social Landlords was reclassified to the private sector which explains the reduction in Public Corporations between 2018 and 2019.

8. In September 2018, Cordia services moved back under Glasgow City Council services, explaining part of the increase in local government employment between 2018 and 2019.

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