Scottish Economic Statistics 2007

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Table 2.1: Number of enterprises 1,2 in Scotland, and their total Scottish employment 2000-2006

Employee size-band
(total UK employees)

Number of enterprises in Scotland

Total Scottish employment

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

0

142,660

149,245

158,400

169,300

176,225

172,520

172,590

173,820

181,600

190,550

201,130

211,300

206,170

203,930

1 - 4

57,490

58,925

58,405

58,490

58,905

57,855

57,880

173,940

176,060

174,610

171,820

171,760

168,060

167,170

5 - 9

17,130

15,610

15,835

15,695

16,125

15,915

15,925

125,430

113,680

114,980

112,790

115,290

113,620

113,340

10 - 19

9,170

8,935

8,915

8,430

8,370

8,290

8,225

127,670

123,840

123,920

117,520

117,030

115,940

115,260

20 - 49

4,420

4,835

4,750

4,940

5,035

4,965

5,080

129,280

140,080

137,770

142,200

144,120

142,090

146,160

50 - 99

1,820

2,010

2,000

1,830

1,805

1,780

1,930

100,610

111,780

111,530

101,500

99,830

98,490

105,550

100 - 199

1,210

1,180

1,145

1,270

1,225

1,210

1,240

102,630

100,950

99,800

109,220

101,830

100,190

103,380

200 - 249

320

315

345

315

315

305

310

35,750

35,370

38,320

34,150

35,520

34,370

34,870

250 - 499

765

830

770

755

745

760

745

106,880

112,290

107,820

103,720

106,940

108,060

104,130

500+

1,475

1,515

1,525

1,515

1,495

1,490

1,510

868,460

847,500

850,510

764,390

776,840

774,260

794,250

Total

236,460

243,400

252,085

262,545

270,245

265,090

265,435

1,944,460

1,943,160

1,949,790

1,858,430

1,880,450

1,861,240

1,888,030

0-49 Employees

230,865

237,555

246,300

256,855

264,660

259,545

259,695

730,140

735,260

741,820

745,460

759,500

745,870

745,850

50-249 Employees

3,350

3,500

3,490

3,415

3,345

3,300

3,480

238,980

248,100

249,640

244,870

237,170

233,050

243,800

250+ Employees

2,245

2,345

2,295

2,270

2,240

2,250

2,255

975,340

959,790

958,330

868,100

883,780

882,320

898,380

1+ Employees

93,800

94,155

93,685

93,245

94,020

92,570

92,845

1,770,640

1,761,550

1,759,240

1,657,300

1,669,160

1,655,070

1,684,100

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 based on the 2001 Census.

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