| Characteristic | Number of people employed |
|---|---|
| Q1 2000 | 2,306 |
| Q2 2000 | 2,323 |
| Q3 2000 | 2,345 |
| Q4 2000 | 2,359 |
| Q1 2001 | 2,353 |
| Q2 2001 | 2,359 |
| Q3 2001 | 2,348 |
| Q4 2001 | 2,344 |
| Q1 2002 | 2,341 |
| Q2 2002 | 2,358 |
| Q3 2002 | 2,367 |
| Q4 2002 | 2,393 |
| Q1 2003 | 2,396 |
| Q2 2003 | 2,414 |
| Q3 2003 | 2,406 |
| Q4 2003 | 2,399 |
| Q1 2004 | 2,420 |
| Q2 2004 | 2,438 |
| Q3 2004 | 2,455 |
| Q4 2004 | 2,457 |
| Q1 2005 | 2,463 |
| Q2 2005 | 2,449 |
| Q3 2005 | 2,462 |
| Q4 2005 | 2,469 |
| Q1 2006 | 2,464 |
| Q2 2006 | 2,456 |
| Q3 2006 | 2,491 |
| Q4 2006 | 2,522 |
| Q1 2007 | 2,543 |
| Q2 2007 | 2,561 |
| Q3 2007 | 2,538 |
| Q4 2007 | 2,542 |
| Q1 2008 | 2,550 |
| Q2 2008 | 2,555 |
| Q3 2008 | 2,549 |
| Q4 2008 | 2,536 |
| Q1 2009 | 2,534 |
| Q2 2009 | 2,506 |
| Q3 2009 | 2,502 |
| Q4 2009 | 2,498 |
| Q1 2010 | 2,440 |
| Q2 2010 | 2,450 |
| Q3 2010 | 2,478 |
| Q4 2010 | 2,511 |
| Q1 2011 | 2,491 |
| Q2 2011 | 2,515 |
| Q3 2011 | 2,493 |
| Q4 2011 | 2,487 |
| Q1 2012 | 2,497 |
| Q2 2012 | 2,508 |
| Q3 2012 | 2,482 |
| Q4 2012 | 2,489 |
| Q1 2013 | 2,534 |
| Q2 2013 | 2,548 |
| Q3 2013 | 2,552 |
| Q4 2013 | 2,558 |
| Q1 2014 | 2,581 |
| Q2 2014 | 2,583 |
| Q3 2014 | 2,604 |
| Q4 2014 | 2,626 |
| Q1 2015 | 2,632 |
| Q2 2015 | 2,613 |
| Q3 2015 | 2,619 |
| Q4 2015 | 2,647 |
| Q1 2016 | 2,596 |
| Q2 2016 | 2,638 |
| Q3 2016 | 2,616 |
| Q4 2016 | 2,637 |
| Q1 2017 | 2,647 |
| Q2 2017 | 2,669 |
| Q3 2017 | 2,670 |
| Q4 2017 | 2,658 |
| Q1 2018 | 2,659 |
| Q2 2018 | 2,669 |
| Q3 2018 | 2,664 |
| Q4 2018 | 2,685 |
| Q1 2019 | 2,630 |
| Q2 2019 | 2,652 |
| Q3 2019 | 2,601 |
| Q4 2019 | 2,632 |
| Q1 2020 | 2,603 |
| Q2 2020 | 2,581 |
| Q3 2020 | 2,582 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,551 |
| Q1 2021 | 2,590 |
| Q2 2021 | 2,584 |
| Q3 2021 | 2,611 |
| Q4 2021 | 2,593 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,635 |
| Q2 2022 | 2,656 |
| Q3 2022 | 2,645 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,672 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,621 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,593 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,594 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,603 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,585 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,610 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,623 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,625 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,662 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,674 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,655 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,680 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,646 |
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Release date
May 2026
Region
United Kingdom (Scotland)
Survey time period
Q1 2000 to Q1 2026
Method of interview
Online survey
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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the .
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