Further to the answer to question S2W-17705 by Mr Tom McCabe on 3 August 2005, what percentage of civil service jobs were located in each o…

The information requested is shown in the following tables and is calculated on the basis of the number of permanent staff (full-time equivalent) at 1 April of each year in the core departments, associated departments and agencies within the Scottish Executive administration.
This information does not include details of civil service posts in other Government Departments located in Scotland, which are not held by the Scottish Executive.
Percentage of civil service jobs at 1 April of each year in the Scottish Executive’s administration which are located in each of Scotland’s cities:

| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
| 2002
| 2003
| 2004
| 2005

Aberdeen
| 3.6%
| 3.4%
| 3.6%
| 3.7%
| 3.6%
| 3.8%
| 3.6%

Dundee
| 0.8%
| 0.8%
| 0.9%
| 0.9%
| 0.8%
| 1.0%
| 1.1%

Edinburgh
| 46.0%
| 45.9%
| 46.8%
| 47.6%
| 48.4%
| 48.9%
| 49.3%

Glasgow
| 11.7%
| 12.1%
| 12.5%
| 12.8%
| 12.8%
| 13.0%
| 13.2%

Inverness
| 1.3%
| 1.3%
| 1.4%
| 1.3%
| 1.3%
| 1.4%
| 1.3%

Stirling
| 2.6%
| 2.4%
| 2.4%
| 2.6%
| 2.4%
| 2.3%
| 2.3%


Civil service jobs at 1 April of each year in the Scottish Executive’s administration as a percentage of the population of the city in which they are located:

| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
| 2002
| 2003
| 2004
| 2005

Aberdeen
| 0.3%
| 0.3%
| 0.3%
| 0.3%
| 0.3%
| 0.3%
| 0.3%

Dundee
| 0.1%
| 0.1%
| 0.1%
| 0.1%
|