Local Area Labour Markets in Scotland - Statistics from the Annual Population Survey 2012

Summary publication of results from the Annual Population Survey 2011, presenting analysis on the labour market, education and training. Results are provided for Scotland and local authority areas in Scotland.


Table 6: Public, Private Sector employment by age group for all aged 16+, Scotland, 2004 to 2012

Public Sector

Total

16-24

25-34

35-49

50-64

65+

Proportion

Level

Proportion

Level

Proportion

Level

Proportion

Level

Proportion

Level

Proportion

Level

2004

28.9%

698,300

12.7%

46,300

26.9%

133,200

33.8%

319,500

33.7%

193,100

15.0%

6,200

2005

28.9%

704,100

13.4%

49,500

25.0%

123,100

33.8%

320,800

34.8%

204,500

16.4%

6,200

2006

29.2%

724,600

13.0%

47,800

27.0%

133,800

33.5%

324,100

35.2%

213,400

12.6%

5,500

2007

28.3%

708,500

12.4%

45,700

24.9%

125,600

32.7%

315,200

34.6%

215,500

14.0%

6,400

2008

27.9%

701,300

12.2%

44,600

24.3%

123,200

32.9%

314,000

33.2%

211,900

15.6%

7,600

2009

29.2%

724,100

14.3%

49,900

27.1%

137,300

32.8%

303,200

34.9%

223,700

18.5%

10,000

2010

28.7%

702,800

13.2%

44,500

25.3%

128,300

32.6%

295,300

34.6%

222,800

21.3%

12,000

2011

27.4%

669,800

10.6%

34,500

24.3%

127,000

31.3%

279,400

33.5%

218,200

19.4%

10,800

2012

26.9%

655,900

10.9%

33,600

22.8%

121,800

32.1%

281,100

31.9%

208,600

15.6%

10,700

Private Sector

Total

16-24

25-34

35-49

50-64

65+

Proportion

Level

Proportion

Level

Proportion

Level

Proportion

Level

Proportion

Level

Proportion

Level

2004

71.1%

1,719,300

87.3%

316,900

73.1%

362,800

66.2%

624,500

66.3%

380,100

85.0%

35,100

2005

71.1%

1,732,300

86.6%

321,100

75.0%

369,300

66.2%

627,000

65.2%

383,100

83.6%

31,800

2006

70.8%

1,759,000

87.0%

321,400

73.0%

362,300

66.5%

644,700

64.8%

392,700

87.4%

37,900

2007

71.7%

1,799,000

87.6%

323,700

75.1%

379,100

67.3%

649,600

65.4%

407,100

86.0%

39,500

2008

72.1%

1,811,300

87.8%

319,400

75.7%

384,700

67.1%

639,600

66.8%

426,400

84.4%

41,200

2009

70.8%

1,752,800

85.7%

300,200

72.9%

369,100

67.2%

622,400

65.1%

416,800

81.5%

44,300

2010

71.3%

1,748,300

86.8%

292,600

74.7%

379,000

67.4%

611,500

65.4%

421,000

78.7%

44,200

2011

72.6%

1,776,000

89.4%

289,400

75.7%

395,100

68.7%

613,000

66.5%

433,500

80.6%

44,900

2012

73.1%

1,786,600

89.1%

276,000

77.2%

412,500

67.9%

595,000

68.1%

445,300

84.4%

57,800

Source: Annual Population Survey (Jan to Dec)

Notes:

1. Levels cover those within the specified age groups.

2. Proportions are as a total of all within specified age group (excluding non-respondents for this question)

3. The preferred source of public sector employment is QPSE - see Box 3

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