Scottish Economic Statistics 2008

This is the ninth edition of the annual publication Scottish Economic Statistics, which is produced by statisticians in the Scottish Government.


Table 2.2b: Total Scottish employment of enterprises 1 in Scotland by industry and employee size band, March 2008

Industry

Total

0 Employees

1-49 Employees

50-249 Employees

250+ Employees

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

60,120

18,100

38,400

*

*

Mining and quarrying, utilities

43,410

2,590

1,580

*

*

Manufacturing

229,260

13,240

49,480

55,740

110,800

Construction

163,300

39,540

61,160

24,840

37,760

Motor trade incl. vehicle repairs and fuel sales

45,210

1,950

19,630

5,360

18,270

Wholesale trade

66,620

3,440

26,030

14,720

22,420

Retail trade and repairs

252,950

12,100

57,820

11,190

171,840

Hotels and restaurants

162,050

7,340

78,200

22,850

53,670

Transport, storage and communication

132,900

21,160

23,280

12,180

76,270

Financial intermediation

98,040

1,470

5,850

2,560

88,170

Business activities, real estate, renting

336,670

35,220

98,660

51,530

151,270

Education

82,790

7,330

7,260

8,670

59,530

Health and social work

154,270

19,130

51,820

27,010

56,300

Other community, social and personal services

125,600

30,430

47,890

12,710

34,570

Total

1,953,170

213,040

567,060

252,810

920,260

Source: Scottish Government, ONS ( IDBR)
Note: Totals may not equal the sum of the constituent parts due to rounding.
1. Excludes central and local government.
* not available due to confidentiality constraints.

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