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 3.2: Total employees and employee ratios by industry, 2006

Division ( SIC03)

Description

Total Employees
'000s

Gross Value Added per Employee
£

Total Labour Costs per Employee
£

ALL

TOTAL

1,610

47,200

21,200

1.4/1.5

Agriculture (hunting and related services activities only)

2

53,100

35,800

2

Forestry, logging and related service activities

3

28,600

17,200

5

Fishing

5

50,700

9,700

10

Mining of coal and lignite; extraction of peat

1

45,200

33,500

11

Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas; service activities etc.

22

699,900

77,000

14

Other mining and quarrying

3

67,700

30,100

15

Manufacture of food products and beverages

46

65,200

24,300

17

Manufacture of textiles

7

36,700

22,400

18

Manufacture of wearing apparel; dressing and dyeing of fur

2

36,400

22,100

19

Manufacture of leather and leather products

1

43,300

17,600

20

Manufacture of wood and of products of wood

9

40,400

20,700

21

Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products

7

41,600

26,900

22

Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media

17

41,700

23,500

23

Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel

2

52,700

38,200

24

Manufacture of chemicals, chemical products and man-made fibres

14

181,700

37,800

25

Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

10

48,600

27,100

26

Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products

7

52,600

30,200

27

Manufacture of basic metals

3

81,400

31,800

28

Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery & equipment

23

53,300

27,600

29

Manufacture of machinery and equipment nec

19

50,400

31,500

30

Manufacture of office machinery and computers

6

50,600

31,200

31

Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus nec

8

37,000

24,100

32

Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment & apparatus

7

54,800

30,200

33

Manufacture of medical, precision & optical instruments, watches & clocks

11

67,500

34,200

34

Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

4

42,600

28,800

35

Manufacture of other transport equipment

12

56,500

43,100

36

Manufacture of furniture; manufacturing nec

7

34,400

20,600

37

Recycling

1

46,300

23,500

40

Electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply

*

*

*

41

Collection, purification and distribution of water

*

*

*

45

Construction

126

46,800

23,300

50

Sale, maintenance & repair of motor vehicles & motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel

45

28,400

18,100

51

Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles & motorcycles

73

63,900

26,100

52

Retail trade, except of motor vehicles & motorcycles; repair of personal & household goods

234

23,000

11,100

55

Hotels and restaurants

169

16,200

8,000

60

Land transport; transport via pipelines

45

39,400

22,300

61

Water transport

2

148,400

40,600

62

Air transport

4

75,500

35,000

63

Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies

30

42,900

29,600

64

Post and telecommunications

37

52,700

31,000

70

Real estate activities

36

52,400

21,300

71

Renting of machinery and equipment without operator & of personal & household goods

14

65,000

25,500

72

Computer and related activities

23

69,000

41,700

73

Research and development

11

31,400

29,400

74

Other business activities

232

38,900

23,500

80

Education

76

7,400

25,500

85

Health and social work

78

11,500

12,900

90

Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities

6

151,400

35,200

91

Activities of membership organisations nec

12

17,300

15,000

92

Recreational, cultural and sporting activities

62

16,200

14,900

93

Other service activities

23

19,000

12,300

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Business Inquiry (Compiled by Scottish Government)
* denotes disclosive data.
Totals may not sum due to rounding.
Annual Business Inquiry coverage excludes certain areas such as the financial sector and some of the public sector.
Please see Definitions, Methodologies and Sources chapter for background information on Annual Business Inquiry data.

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