Scottish Economic Statistics 2007

Listen

Table 3.2: Total employees and employee ratios by industry, 2004

Division ( SIC03)

Description

Total Employees
'000s

Gross Value Added
per Employee
£

Total Labour Costs
per Employee
£

ALL

TOTAL

1,592

42,200

19,100

1.4/1.5

Agriculture (hunting and related services activities only)

4

24,400

13,600

2

Forestry, logging and related service activities

4

26,500

14,800

5

Fishing

4

35,000

13,900

10

Mining of coal and lignite; extraction of peat

1

57,600

27,900

11

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

19

683,800

65,300

14

Other mining and quarrying

3

70,000

26,800

15

Manufacture of food products and beverages

49

55,600

22,300

17

Manufacture of textiles

10

27,100

17,200

18

Manufacture of wearing apparel; dressing and dyeing of fur

3

30,000

18,300

19

Manufacture of leather and leather products

1

45,900

21,000

20

Manufacture of wood and of products of wood

8

*

*

21

Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products

8

44,100

25,900

22

Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media

19

40,500

22,200

23

Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel

2

*

*

24

Manufacture of chemicals, chemical products and man-made fibres

14

76,300

38,900

25

Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

12

43,400

25,100

26

Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products

7

52,400

25,500

27

Manufacture of basic metals

3

51,500

27,800

28

Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

22

38,600

24,600

29

Manufacture of machinery and equipment nec

20

44,400

28,600

30

Manufacture of office machinery and computers

8

162,700

39,300

31

Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus nec

8

40,600

23,500

32

Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus

9

55,500

28,400

33

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

11

55,200

30,300

34

Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

4

29,600

22,500

35

Manufacture of other transport equipment

12

65,800

38,500

36

Manufacture of furniture; manufacturing nec

7

35,200

20,500

37

Recycling

1

42,100

21,500

40

Electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply

*

*

*

41

Collection, purification and distribution of water

*

*

*

45

Construction

122

38,600

23,000

50

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

44

32,100

17,600

51

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

71

48,500

21,900

52

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

255

18,900

9,500

55

Hotels and restaurants

163

14,700

8,200

60

Land transport; transport via pipelines

49

32,900

20,400

61

Water transport

2

51,800

*

62

Air transport

5

72,000

*

63

Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies

32

38,600

25,700

64

Post and telecommunications

38

62,700

27,000

70

Real estate activities

30

52,900

17,100

71

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

14

54,000

22,100

72

Computer and related activities

28

52,400

33,900

73

Research and development

8

31,400

34,300

74

Other business activities

200

34,400

21,900

80

Education

76

4,500

22,600

85

Health and social work

70

9,300

7,200

90

Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities

5

114,300

33,800

91

Activities of membership organisations nec

12

17,500

15,200

92

Recreational, cultural and sporting activities

57

54,700

14,500

93

Other service activities

27

21,100

12,700

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Business Inquiry (Compiled by Scottish Executive)
* denotes disclosive data.
Annual Business Inquiry coverage excludes certain areas such as the financial sector and some of the public sector.

Page updated: Wednesday, July 18, 2007