An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.

The latest quarterly Scottish Government Workforce Information statistics have been published today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician. These statistics cover the numbers of workers, staff sickness rates, and the diversity of staff, up to the most recent quarter ending June 2016.

The Scottish Government Workforce Information June 2016 statistics show that:

•At the end of June 2016, there were 5,182 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) directly employed staff, a small increase from last year’s figure of 4,999 at the end June 2015. The percentage of directly employed staff in permanent (96%) and temporary (4%) categories changed very slightly over the year (95%, 5% June 2015).

•There was a 4% increase in the number of contingent (non-directly employed) workers, from 1,008 at the end of June 2015, to 1,049 at the end of June 2016, an increase of 41 workers.

•The staff sickness level was 7.3 Average Working Days Lost (AWDL) per staff year in the year period ending June 2016 (3.2 per cent of working days were lost). This is a slight increase of 0.1 working days from the same period last year (7.2 AWDL)

•At the end of June 2016, just over half of the workforce were female (51.0%, compared to 49.0% male). The proportion of female staff has increased by 0.8 percentage points from 50.2% t the end of June 2015.

•The majority of staff were aged 30-39 (25.9%), 40-49 (30.1%), and 50-59 (26.9%) at the end of June 2016. In contrast, 11.5% were aged 16-29, and 5.7% were aged 60 or over.

ARTICLE SOURCE: http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Scottish-Government-Workforce-Statistics-June-2016-2af4.aspx