Scottish Economic Statistics 2004

Table 2.5: Changes in employment between 2000 and 2003

Size-band 2000		Change by 2003			Increased Employment	Total
Size-band 2000		Closed	Decreased Employment	No Change	Increased Employment	Total
0-9 employees	Enterprises	39,615	19,085	49,300	21,520	129,515
	Scottish employment 2000	98,690	91,770	109,600	68,280	368,340
	Scottish employment 2003		55,030	109,600	143,620	308,250
10-14 employees	Enterprises	1,270	2,160	1,065	1,495	5,990
	Scottish employment 2000	15,340	26,830	13,010	18,440	73,630
	Scottish employment 2003		16,020	13,010	30,820	59,850
15-49 employees	Enterprises	1,365	2,555	1,575	2,105	7,600
	Scottish employment 2000	31,090	63,420	35,350	53,400	183,260
	Scottish employment 2003		42,770	35,350	82,230	160,340
50-249 employees	Enterprises	725	1,060	370	1,195	3,350
	Scottish employment 2000	41,780	89,210	16,570	91,320	238,880
	Scottish employment 2003		65,570	16,570	129,010	211,140
250+ employees	Enterprises	505	775	115	815	2,210
	Scottish employment 2000	109,910	384,040	12,980	329,360	836,280
	Scottish employment 2003		278,380	12,980	469,710	761,070
Total	Enterprises	43,480	25,635	52,425	27,125	148,670
	Scottish employment 2000	296,820	655,270	187,500	560,800	1,700,390
	Scottish employment 2003		457,770	187,500	855,380	1,500,650

Source: IDBR excluding local and central government
Source: DTI, SBS 2003
1. The stock of VAT registered enterprises is the number of enterprises registered for VAT at the start of the year. This is an indicator of the size of the business population.
2. VAT registrations is the number of enterprises registering for VAT each year. This is an indicator of business start-ups.
3. The population figure is at mid-2002.
4. All counts have been rounded to the nearest 5 to avoid disclosure. This means that the total may not equal the sum of the data in rows and columns and counts of less than 3 will be shown as zero.

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