{"version":"1","article":{"id":"scotland-devolved-public-sector-employment-up-6060-year-on-year","slug":"scotland-devolved-public-sector-employment-up-6060-year-on-year","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/scotland-devolved-public-sector-employment-up-6060-year-on-year","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-devolved-public-sector-employment-up-6060-year-on-year?lang=en","title":"Scotland’s devolved public-sector employment rises by 6,060 in a year","summary":"Scotland’s devolved public-sector employment reached 553,600 in the June 2026 snapshot, up 6,060 year on year, with much of the increase in the NHS and local government.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-06","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Scottish Government","url":"https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-sector-employment-in-scotland-statistics-for-2nd-quarter-2026/pages/devolved-public-sector-employment-in-scotland/","publishedAt":"2026-09-15","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/scotland-devolved-public-sector-employment-up-6060-year-on-year","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-devolved-public-sector-employment-up-6060-year-on-year?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/scotland-devolved-public-sector-employment-up-6060-year-on-year","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-devolved-public-sector-employment-up-6060-year-on-year?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/scotland-devolved-public-sector-employment-up-6060-year-on-year","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-devolved-public-sector-employment-up-6060-year-on-year?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/scotland-devolved-public-sector-employment-up-6060-year-on-year","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-devolved-public-sector-employment-up-6060-year-on-year?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/scotland-devolved-public-sector-employment-up-6060-year-on-year","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-devolved-public-sector-employment-up-6060-year-on-year?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Scottish Government statistics published on 15 September put devolved public-sector employment at 553,600 in June 2026. That was 6,060, or 1.1%, above June 2025. Most of the increase came from a 3,700 (2.0%) rise in NHS employment, which reached 191,100.","Local-government employment increased by 2,320 to 262,000. Headcount also rose by 280 in the devolved civil service and 240 in public corporations, while further-education college employment fell by 310 to 11,500. The figures are a June snapshot based on administrative records and surveys. The government said transfers to two new organisations not yet classified by the Office for National Statistics could mean the Q2 2026 figures understate the civil service and overall public-sector totals."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Scotland’s devolved public-sector employment reached 553,600 in the June 2026 snapshot, up 6,060 year on year, with much of the increase in the NHS and local government.\n\nScottish Government statistics published on 15 September put devolved public-sector employment at 553,600 in June 2026. That was 6,060, or 1.1%, above June 2025. Most of the increase came from a 3,700 (2.0%) rise in NHS employment, which reached 191,100.\n\nLocal-government employment increased by 2,320 to 262,000. Headcount also rose by 280 in the devolved civil service and 240 in public corporations, while further-education college employment fell by 310 to 11,500. The figures are a June snapshot based on administrative records and surveys. The government said transfers to two new organisations not yet classified by the Office for National Statistics could mean the Q2 2026 figures understate the civil service and overall public-sector totals.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}