Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for second quarter 2020

Statistics based on administrative records and surveys of individual public sector bodies carried out by the Scottish Government and the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is a snapshot of employment as at June 2020.


Table 5: Devolved civil service employment; Scotland, Headcount

Footnotes1,2

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Devolved Civil Service
Total Devolved Civil Service Scottish Government Core Directorates (excluding Agencies) Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Scottish Government Agencies Non-Ministerial Departments
Q2 2014 17,200 5,300 1,700 7,300 2,900
Q2 2015 17,900 5,200 1,700 7,600 3,400
Q2 2016 16,800 5,400 1,700 6,300 3,400
Q2 2017 17,100 5,500 1,700 6,200 3,600
Q2 2018 17,500 6,100 1,700 6,100 3,500
Q2 2019 20,000 6,800 1,900 7,700 3,700
Q2 2020 21,400 7,400 2,000 8,100 3,800
Change on year to:
Q2 2020 1,350 650 90 470 140
% change on year:
Q2 2020 6.8% 9.6% 5.0% 6.1% 3.8%

Notes:

1. Employment figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Change on year rounded to the nearest ten. Percentages are based on unrounded figures. Totals may not equal the sum of individual parts due to rounding.

2. For further information on interpreting these series, see the series reclassification guide or background notes of the publication.

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