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Written Question · S4W-30739 · Session 4

What the full-time equivalent employment figures have been in manufacturing in (a) Aberdeen, (b) Aberdeenshire, (c) Angus and (d) Dundee in…

Answered Asked by Lesley Brennan Lab Lodged 10 Mar 2016

The question

To ask the Scottish Government what the full-time equivalent employment figures have been in manufacturing in (a) Aberdeen, (b) Aberdeenshire, (c) Angus and (d) Dundee in each of the last five years, also expressed as a percentage of all employees in each area.

The answer

Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 Mar 2016 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) is the preferred source of employment estimates by detailed geographical area and industry sector. BRES estimates are not available on a full-time equivalent basis, however estimates for full-time and part-time employees are published.

Manufacturing employee estimates for 2010 to 2014 in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus and Dundee City local authority areas are provided in the following tables, each for full-time, part-time and total employees.
Employees in the Manufacturing industry, 2010 to 2014
Full-time employees
Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Dundee City
2010
Manufacturing
11,200
9,600
4,500
4,300
% of all industries
8.9%
16.6%
21.2%
8.9%
2011
Manufacturing
11,700
10,500
4,600
3,900
% of all industries
9.4%
16.2%
20.9%
8.1%
2012
Manufacturing
12,700
11,000
4,500
4,400
% of all industries
10.0%
16.7%
21.8%
9.3%
2013
Manufacturing
11,500
11,700
4,200
4,000
% of all industries
8.9%
17.6%
19.8%
8.4%
2014
Manufacturing
12,100
13,200
4,500
4,500
% of all industries
8.8%
18.7%
20.5%
9.1%

Part-time employees
Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Dundee City
2010
Manufacturing
700
1,300
200
400
% of all industries
1.5%
4.3%
1.7%
1.6%
2011
Manufacturing
700
900
300
500
% of all industries
1.4%
2.8%
2.6%
2.1%
2012
Manufacturing
800
1,000
200
500
% of all industries
1.6%
3.3%
1.8%
2.1%
2013
Manufacturing
600
800
200
400
% of all industries
1.2%
2.6%
1.8%
1.7%
2014
Manufacturing
800
1,100
300
600
% of all industries
1.6%
3.6%
2.6%
2.5%

Total employees
Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Dundee City
2010
Manufacturing
11,900
10,900
4,700
4,700
% of all industries
6.9%
12.4%
14.4%
6.4%
2011
Manufacturing
12,400
11,400
4,900
4,400
% of all industries
7.1%
11.8%
14.7%
6.1%
2012
Manufacturing
13,500
12,000
4,800
4,900
% of all industries
7.6%
12.5%
15.0%
6.9%
2013
Manufacturing
12,100
12,500
4,400
4,500
% of all industries
6.8%
12.9%
13.6%
6.3%
2014
Manufacturing
13,000
14,300
4,800
5,100
% of all industries
6.9%
14.1%
14.3%
6.9%
Source: Business Register and Employment Survey, Office for National Statistics.
Notes:
1. All employee estimates are rounded to the nearest 100 and therefore totals may not equal the sum of the constituent parts due to rounding.
2. These estimates exclude farm agriculture
3. Employee, full-time and part-time definitions:
Employee
- An employee is anyone aged 16 years or over that an organisation directly pays from its payroll(s), in return for carrying out a full-time or part-time job or being on a training scheme. It excludes voluntary workers, self-employed, working owners who are not paid via PAYE.
Full-time employees: Those working more than 30 hours per week.
Part-time employees: Those working 30 hours or less per week.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-30739 by reference.