Public sector employment in Scotland: statistics for second quarter 2018

The statistics in this release are 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 2018.


Table 11: Reserved civil service employment; Scotland, Full-time equivalent

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Reserved Civil Service
Total Reserved Civil Service Ministry of Defence HM Revenue and Customs Department for Work and Pensions 2 Department for International Development Scotland Office Other Civil Service 2,3
Q2 2012 26,300 4,500 8,400 9,200 500 70 3,600
Q2 2013 25,200 4,000 8,200 10,100 600 60 2,300
Q2 2014 23,300 3,900 7,500 9,000 600 70 2,100
Q2 2015 23,500 3,800 8,200 8,800 600 70 2,100
Q2 2016 23,000 3,800 8,000 8,500 600 80 1,900
Q2 2017 23,200 4,000 7,900 8,600 700 70 2,000
Q2 2018 22,300 4,000 7,400 8,100 800 80 2,000
Change on year to:
Q2 2018 -900 10 -480 -540 110 0 0
% change on year:
Q2 2018 -3.9% 0.3% -6.1% -6.3% 14.5% 5.5% 0.0%

Notes:

1. Employment figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred, with the exception of the Scotland Office figures, which have been rounded to the nearest ten. 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. From Q3 2012 DWP includes CMEC staff. From Q4 2008 Staff, employed in the Child Support Agency within DWP, transferred to the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission ( CMEC). CMEC is an Non-Departmental Public Body. However, CMEC staff were included in the ‘Other Civil Service' category as staff have retained their civil service contracts. From Q3 2012 CMEC staff have moved into DWP again.

3. Other Civil Service includes Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Department for Transport, Food Standards Agency (until 31 March 2015), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Chancellor’s Other Departments, Department for International Trade, Department of Health, HM Treasury, National Crime Agency, Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, Office of Rail and Road, UK Export Finance, UK Statistics Authority and Cabinet Office.

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