Table 2. Public Sector Employment by Sector; Headcount 1,2,3,4
Total public sector covering both devolved public bodies in Scotland and UK government departments and UK wide public bodies with a presence in Scotland
| Devolved | Total Devolved | UK government departments and UK wide public bodies | Total UK government departments and UK wide public bodies | Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body | Total |
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Civil Servants | Public Corporations | NDPB's | NHS6 | Police and Related Services | Fire and Related Services | Total Local Government excluding Police & Fire | Other Public Bodies 8 | Armed Forces 5 | Civil Servants | Public Corporations | NDPB's | Public Sector Financial Institutions 7 | Other Public Bodies 8 |
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Q1 | 1999 | 14,600 | 7,500 | 8,300 | 129,000 | 20,400 | 5,600 | 267,400 | 780 | 453,600 | 14,800 | 33,400 | 20,500 | 2,400 | | 2,600 | 73,700 | 30 | 527,300 |
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Q2 | 1999 | 14,600 | 7,500 | 8,300 | 129,100 | 20,500 | 5,600 | 267,000 | 800 | 453,300 | 14,900 | 33,500 | 20,400 | 2,500 | | 2,600 | 74,000 | 60 | 527,300 |
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Q3 | 1999 | 14,600 | 7,500 | 8,300 | 129,700 | 20,100 | 5,600 | 267,400 | 820 | 454,100 | 15,000 | 33,500 | 20,100 | 2,600 | | 2,700 | 74,000 | 80 | 528,200 |
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Q4 | 1999 | 14,500 | 7,500 | 8,400 | 129,800 | 20,100 | 5,600 | 270,100 | 830 | 456,800 | 15,100 | 33,500 | 22,000 | 2,600 | | 2,800 | 76,000 | 110 | 532,900 |
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Q1 | 2000 | 14,400 | 7,500 | 8,400 | 129,800 | 20,000 | 5,700 | 270,800 | 840 | 457,500 | 15,100 | 33,400 | 20,000 | 2,700 | | 2,800 | 74,000 | 140 | 531,700 |
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Q2 | 2000 | 14,300 | 7,500 | 8,500 | 129,900 | 20,100 | 5,600 | 270,200 | 830 | 457,000 | 15,100 | 33,400 | 20,400 | 2,700 | | 2,900 | 74,500 | 160 | 531,700 |
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Q3 | 2000 | 14,200 | 7,500 | 8,600 | 130,100 | 20,200 | 5,600 | 268,300 | 830 | 455,400 | 15,000 | 33,600 | 20,600 | 2,800 | | 2,900 | 74,800 | 190 | 530,400 |
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Q4 | 2000 | 14,200 | 7,500 | 8,600 | 130,400 | 20,200 | 5,600 | 268,800 | 840 | 456,200 | 14,900 | 33,600 | 22,200 | 2,800 | | 3,000 | 76,500 | 220 | 532,900 |
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Q1 | 2001 | 14,300 | 7,400 | 8,400 | 130,800 | 20,500 | 5,600 | 269,900 | 870 | 457,800 | 14,700 | 33,400 | 21,200 | 2,800 | | 3,000 | 75,100 | 250 | 533,100 |
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Q2 | 2001 | 14,500 | 7,300 | 8,300 | 131,400 | 20,600 | 5,600 | 269,700 | 880 | 458,300 | 14,500 | 33,700 | 22,000 | 2,900 | | 3,000 | 76,000 | 300 | 534,600 |
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Q3 | 2001 | 14,700 | 7,100 | 8,300 | 132,100 | 20,600 | 5,700 | 270,000 | 870 | 459,500 | 14,200 | 33,500 | 21,100 | 2,900 | | 3,100 | 74,800 | 330 | 534,600 |
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Q4 | 2001 | 14,900 | 7,000 | 8,300 | 133,100 | 20,700 | 5,600 | 273,300 | 900 | 463,800 | 13,900 | 34,300 | 22,700 | 3,000 | | 3,100 | 76,800 | 360 | 541,000 |
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Q1 | 2002 | 15,100 | 6,900 | 7,000 | 134,200 | 20,900 | 5,500 | 274,500 | 910 | 465,100 | 13,600 | 34,500 | 21,500 | 3,000 | | 3,100 | 75,800 | 380 | 541,300 |
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Q2 | 2002 | 15,300 | 6,700 | 7,400 | 135,500 | 21,000 | 5,500 | 274,700 | 910 | 467,000 | 13,500 | 35,500 | 21,500 | 3,000 | | 3,200 | 76,600 | 410 | 544,100 |
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Q3 | 2002 | 15,400 | 6,600 | 7,800 | 136,800 | 21,100 | 5,500 | 274,900 | 920 | 469,100 | 13,400 | 34,900 | 20,900 | 3,100 | | 3,200 | 75,500 | 440 | 545,000 |
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Q4 | 2002 | 15,400 | 6,500 | 8,100 | 138,100 | 21,200 | 5,600 | 277,500 | 940 | 473,400 | 13,500 | 33,800 | 22,300 | 3,200 | | 3,200 | 75,900 | 460 | 549,700 |
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Q1 | 2003 | 15,500 | 6,400 | 8,000 | 139,400 | 22,100 | 5,500 | 278,200 | 960 | 476,100 | 13,600 | 34,100 | 21,200 | 3,300 | | 3,200 | 75,500 | 460 | 552,000 |
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Q2 | 2003 | 15,600 | 6,400 | 8,600 | 140,600 | 21,700 | 5,600 | 280,300 | 980 | 479,700 | 13,800 | 35,400 | 21,100 | 3,300 | | 3,300 | 76,800 | 470 | 557,000 |
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Q3 | 2003 | 15,700 | 6,300 | 8,800 | 141,700 | 21,700 | 5,600 | 279,400 | 1,000 | 480,300 | 14,000 | 34,900 | 21,100 | 3,400 | | 3,400 | 76,700 | 480 | 557,400 |
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Q4 | 2003 | 15,900 | 6,200 | 8,900 | 142,600 | 21,900 | 5,700 | 283,000 | 1,010 | 485,200 | 14,100 | 35,400 | 21,700 | 3,500 | | 3,400 | 78,100 | 480 | 563,700 |
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Q1 | 2004 | 16,000 | 6,100 | 9,000 | 143,400 | 22,400 | 5,700 | 285,600 | 1,030 | 489,100 | 14,100 | 36,000 | 20,200 | 3,400 | | 3,400 | 77,100 | 480 | 566,800 |
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Q2 | 2004 | 16,100 | 6,000 | 9,400 | 143,800 | 22,700 | 5,600 | 287,000 | 1,050 | 491,700 | 14,200 | 35,800 | 21,300 | 3,600 | | 3,300 | 78,200 | 480 | 570,400 |
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Q3 | 2004 | 16,200 | 5,800 | 9,800 | 144,100 | 22,700 | 5,700 | 286,800 | 1,060 | 492,000 | 14,100 | 36,000 | 22,500 | 3,700 | | 3,200 | 79,500 | 480 | 572,000 |
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Q4 | 2004 | 16,200 | 5,600 | 10,300 | 145,200 | 23,000 | 5,600 | 289,000 | 1,080 | 496,000 | 13,900 | 35,600 | 23,600 | 3,700 | | 3,200 | 80,100 | 480 | 576,500 |
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Q1 | 2005 | 16,600 | 5,900 | 10,500 | 146,100 | 23,300 | 5,700 | 289,000 | 1,070 | 498,000 | 13,300 | 34,900 | 22,700 | 3,700 | | 3,100 | 77,900 | 490 | 576,400 |
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Q2 | 2005 | 16,600 | 5,400 | 11,400 | 146,900 | 23,400 | 5,700 | 291,900 | 1,120 | 502,500 | 13,200 | 35,100 | 22,800 | 3,400 | | 3,100 | 77,600 | 480 | 580,600 |
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Q3 | 2005 | 16,600 | 5,400 | 11,200 | 148,000 | 23,700 | 5,700 | 291,600 | 1,110 | 503,400 | 12,900 | 35,500 | 23,000 | 3,400 | | 3,000 | 77,800 | 500 | 581,600 |
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Q4 | 2005 | 16,500 | 5,300 | 11,100 | 148,800 | 24,100 | 5,700 | 292,800 | 1,110 | 505,400 | 13,100 | 35,500 | 23,500 | 3,400 | | 3,100 | 78,700 | 490 | 584,500 |
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Q1 | 2006 | 16,600 | 4,500 | 11,000 | 149,700 | 24,200 | 5,800 | 294,600 | 1,060 | 507,500 | 13,500 | 35,400 | 22,100 | 3,500 | | 3,000 | 77,600 | 490 | 585,500 |
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Q2 | 2006 | 16,800 | 4,500 | 11,400 | 150,500 | 24,400 | 5,800 | 292,900 | 1,070 | 507,300 | 12,900 | 35,700 | 21,700 | 3,500 | | 2,900 | 76,600 | 490 | 584,400 |
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Q3 | 2006 | 16,600 | 4,300 | 11,300 | 152,200 | 24,200 | 5,800 | 290,400 | 1,050 | 505,800 | 12,800 | 35,400 | 20,300 | 3,300 | | 2,800 | 74,600 | 500 | 580,900 |
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Q4 | 2006 | 16,600 | 4,500 | 11,300 | 152,500 | 24,600 | 5,800 | 289,800 | 1,050 | 506,100 | 12,800 | 35,200 | 21,400 | 3,200 | | 2,800 | 75,400 | 500 | 582,000 |
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Q1 | 2007 | 16,600 | 4,400 | 11,200 | 153,400 | 24,600 | 5,800 | 289,800 | 1,040 | 506,700 | 12,600 | 33,900 | 20,000 | 3,300 | | 2,800 | 72,700 | 510 | 579,900 |
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Q2 | 2007 | 16,700 | 4,400 | 12,800 | 154,200 | 24,100 | 5,800 | 287,700 | 1,060 | 506,800 | 12,400 | 33,500 | 18,400 | 3,200 | | 2,900 | 70,300 | 510 | 577,600 |
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Q3 | 2007 | 16,700 | 4,400 | 13,000 | 155,700 | 23,600 | 5,700 | 285,300 | 1,050 | 505,500 | 12,200 | 33,000 | 18,300 | 3,200 | | 2,800 | 69,500 | 510 | 575,500 |
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Q4 | 2007 | 16,600 | 4,500 | 12,800 | 156,000 | 23,600 | 5,800 | 286,000 | 1,070 | 506,300 | 12,200 | 32,800 | 20,200 | 3,200 | | 2,800 | 71,300 | 510 | 578,100 |
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Q1 | 2008 | 16,800 | 4,500 | 12,500 | 156,800 | 23,600 | 5,800 | 286,000 | 1,090 | 507,000 | 12,000 | 32,200 | 18,300 | 3,400 | | 2,800 | 68,700 | 520 | 576,200 |
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Q2 | 2008 | 17,000 | 4,500 | 13,000 | 157,700 | 23,300 | 5,800 | 284,000 | 1,100 | 506,400 | 12,100 | 32,100 | 19,000 | 3,300 | | 3,000 | 69,400 | 520 | 576,300 |
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Q3 | 2008 | 17,000 | 4,500 | 12,900 | 159,000 | 23,800 | 5,800 | 282,800 | 1,080 | 506,700 | 12,000 | 31,900 | 18,600 | 3,500 | | 3,000 | 69,000 | 510 | 576,200 |
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Q4 | 2008 | 16,900 | 4,400 | 12,700 | 159,600 | 23,900 | 5,800 | 283,000 | 1,080 | 507,400 | 12,000 | 32,400 | 20,200 | 3,600 | 43,600 | 3,000 | 114,800 | 520 | 622,700 |
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Q1 | 2009 | 17,200 | 4,400 | 12,900 | 160,500 | 24,400 | 5,800 | 283,100 | 1,090 | 509,300 | 12,000 | 32,700 | 18,000 r | 3,700 | 43,600 r | 3,000 | 113,100 r | 520 | 622,900 r |
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Q2 | 2009 | 17,500 | 4,400 | 13,000 | 161,400 | 24,700 | 5,800 | 274,200 | 1,100 | 502,000 | 12,000 | 33,200 | 17,800 | 3,600 | 42,500 | 3,100 | 112,200 | 510 | 614,700 |
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Sources:
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
Civil Service Statistics
Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred, with the exception of devolved Other Public Bodies and Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body which have been rounded to the nearest ten.
2. Totals may not add to the sum of the parts due to rounding.
3. Data based on National Accounts definition. For more information see background note 5.
4. Where quarterly data are not available the data are estimated from available data. More information can be found in background note 4.
5. Armed Forces data for Q1 refer to April, Q2 refer to July , Q3 refer to October and Q4 refer to January.
Armed Forces data from Q1 2006 onwards are provisional and subject to review. More information can be found in background note 17.
6. 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.
7. Public Seector Financial Institutions includes: Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, Lloyds Banking Group plc and Northern Rock plc. More information can be found in background note 13.
8. This includes public bodies which do not fall into any other sub-category. Other devolved public bodies includes: Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, Standards Commission for Scotland, Audit Scotland and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. Other UK wide public bodies includes: BBC, Forestry Commission and Electoral Commission.
r. Figures have been revised since previous publication. For more information see background note 22.