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Written Question · S4W-19310 · Session 4

What percentage of women is employed on a (a) permanent and (b) temporary, fixed-term or sessional (i) full and (ii) part-time basis.

Answered Asked by Kezia Dugdale Lab Lodged 22 Jan 2014

The question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of women is employed on a (a) permanent and (b) temporary, fixed-term or sessional (i) full and (ii) part-time basis.

The answer

Answered by John Swinney on 5 Feb 2014 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The Annual Population Survey provides the preferred measure for detailed labour market information for subsets of the population in Scotland. The latest data covers the period from October 2012 to September 2013.
The proportion of all women, aged 16+, employed on a permanent full-time, permanent part-time basis, non-permanent full-time and non-permanent part-time basis.
Proportion of all women by permanent/non-permanent and full-time/part-time status
Employment status
Proportion
Permanent full-time
55.7%
Permanent part-time
38.0%
Non-permanent full-time
2.6%
Non-permanent part-time
3.7%
Source: Annual Population Survey, October 2012 to September 2013, Office for National Statistics
Notes:
1. Proportions based on female population aged 16+, in employment
2. Rates are calculated on unrounded figures
3. Estimates exclude those who gave no response to the question
4. Non-permanent jobs cover those working for an employment agency, doing casual type of work, doing seasonal work or working under contact for a fixed period or fixed task.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-19310 by reference.