Scottish Economic Statistics 2006

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Table 2.1: Number of enterprises 1,2 in Scotland, and their total Scottish employment 2000-2004

Employee size-band (total UK employees)

Number of enterprises in Scotland

Total Scottish employment

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

0

142,660

149,245

158,400

169,300

176,225

173,820

181,600

190,550

201,130

211,300

1 - 4

57,490

58,925

58,405

58,490

58,905

173,940

176,060

174,610

171,820

171,760

5- 9

17,130

15,610

15,835

15,695

16,125

125,430

113,680

114,980

112,790

115,290

10 - 19

9,170

8,935

8,915

8,430

8,370

127,670

123,840

123,920

117,520

117,030

20 - 49

4,420

4,835

4,750

4,940

5,035

129,280

140,080

137,770

142,200

144,120

50 - 99

1,820

2,010

2,000

1,830

1,805

100,610

111,780

111,530

101,500

99,830

100 - 199

1,210

1,180

1,145

1,270

1,225

102,630

100,950

99,800

109,220

101,830

200 - 249

320

315

345

315

315

35,750

35,370

38,320

34,150

35,520

250 - 499

765

830

770

755

745

106,880

112,290

107,820

103,720

106,940

500+

1,475

1,515

1,525

1,515

1,495

868,460

847,500

850,510

764,390

776,840

Total

236,460

243,400

252,085

262,545

270,245

1,944,460

1,943,160

1,949,790

1,858,430

1,880,450

0-49 Employees

230,865

237,555

246,300

256,855

264,660

730,140

735,260

741,820

745,460

759,500

50-249 Employees

3,350

3,500

3,490

3,415

3,345

238,980

248,100

249,640

244,870

237,170

250+ Employees

2,245

2,345

2,295

2,270

2,240

975,340

959,790

958,330

868,100

883,780

1+ Employees

93,800

94,155

93,685

93,245

94,020

1,770,640

1,761,550

1,759,240

1,657,300

1,669,160

Source: Scottish Executive. ONS ( IDBR).
Note: Totals may not equal the sum of the constituent parts due to rounding.
1 Excludes central and local government. Primary Care Trusts were reclassified to central government in 2001 and are therefore excluded from 2001 onwards. This led to a decrease in employment of 54,200 in 2001. NHS Trusts were reclassified to central government in 2003 and are therefore excluded from 2003 onwards. This led to a decrease in employment of 95,530 in 2003.
2 There was an increase of 8,760 enterprises between 2002 and 2003. There was a further increase of 1,700 enterprises, not included in 2002, following recent revisions to LFS data based on the 2001 Census.

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