Scottish Government

Footnotes for Public Sector Employment in Scotland

1 Atkinson Review: Final Report. Measurements of government output and productivity: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/nugget.asp?ID=663&Pos=&ColRank=1&Rank=192

2 Allsopp, C. 'Review of Statistics for Economic Policy Making. Final Report.': http://www.hmtreasury.gov.uk./consultations_and_legislation/allsopp_review/consult_allsopp_index.cfm

3 Review of Employment and Jobs Statistics. Final Report: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/about/data/methodology/quality/reviews/downloads/EJR_final.pdf

4 More information on the National Accounts definition of the public sector can be found at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/SearchRes.asp?term=ma23

5 Latest Quarterly Public Sector Employment in Scotland series can be found at: www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/09/12102423/0

6 Please note that international comparisons should be treated with caution as there may be definitional differences of the public sector in different countries.

7 International data are sourced from International Labour Organisation website: http://www.ilo.org/

8 Other 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; and Direct Labour Organisations ( DLO)/ Direct Service Organisations ( DSO) staff.

9 HCHS refers to Hospital, Community and Public Health Services.

10 More details on and results from the ASHE can be found at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/STATBASE/Product.asp?vlnk=13101