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| Statistical Bulletin: NO IND/1999/C1.9 |
| 4. Employment |
| 4.1 The total number of people employed in the Scottish electronics industry fell in 1996 for the first time in the period 1992 to 1996, to 40,500. This represents a decrease of 1 per cent on the 1995 employment level (see Table 2). |
| TABLE 2: EMPLOYMENT , BY ELECTRONICS GROUPS AND TOTAL MANUFACTURING(3) ,1992-1996 |
Thousands |
Year |
Data Processing |
Electronic |
Electronic |
Other |
Total |
Total |
| 1992 | 12.8 |
10.6 |
5.6 |
4.9 |
33.8 |
346.1 |
| 1993 | 13.4 |
10.8 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
34.9 |
336.9 |
| 1994 | 14.7 |
12.1 |
6.4 |
5.6 |
38.7 |
332.9 |
| 1995 | 15.9 |
14.4 |
5.6 |
5.2 |
41.1 |
324.3 |
| 1996(1) | 14.4 |
13.8 |
6.8 |
5.6 |
40.5 |
343.1 |
| 1996(2) | 14.1 |
13.5 |
6.7 |
5.5 |
39.8 |
333.2 |
| Source: Scottish Production Database (SPD) |
| Notes 1. Total Employment. This is consistent with 1992-95 figures. 2. Total Employment adjusted for Part Time Workers. 3. For definition of sectors see Annex, "Statistical notes and definitions". |
| 4.2 The largest sector, in terms of total employment, was data processing equipment with 14,400 employees in 1996, accounting for approximately 36 per cent of total electronics employment in Scotland. This represents a fall in this sector’s share of total electronics employment from 38 or 39 per cent in earlier years. In 1996, electronic instrument engineering stood at its highest level of employment with 6,800 employees. This represented a 21 per cent increase on its 1995 employment level of 5,600. By contrast, both the data processing equipment and electronics components sectors showed decreases, of 9 per cent and 4 per cent respectively, from their 1995 employment levels. |
| 4.3 Overall, between 1992 and 1996, the level of employment in the electronics industry increased by 20 per cent. |
| Electronics components employment increased by 30 per cent over the 4 year period, whilst that of electronic instrument engineering showed an increase of 21 per cent. Other electronics rose by 14 per cent and data processing equipment increased by 12 per cent. |
| 4.4 In 1996, for the first time, figures became available from the SPD for total employment adjusted for part time workers. These show that, on this basis, 39,800 people were employed in the electronics industry in Scotland. Both sets of employment figures are given in Table 2 for comparison. These show that the incidence of part time working is slightly lower in the electronics industry than in manufacturing as a whole. |
| 4.5 The share of total manufacturing employment attributable to the electronics industry showed a steady increase from under 10 per cent in 1992 to nearly 13 per cent in 1995. However, this figure fell back slightly in 1996 to just under 12 per cent. |
| TABLE 3a: UNITS IN THE SCOTTISH ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, BY SIZE OF UNIT, 1992-96 |
Percentage |
Year |
Employment Sizeband |
Total |
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0-9 |
10-29 |
30-49 |
50-99 |
100-199 |
200-499 |
500+ |
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| 1992 | 45.3 |
21.4 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
7.0 |
7.6 |
6.1 |
100.0 |
1993 |
64.1 |
12.5 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.1 |
100.0 |
1994 |
64.0 |
12.7 |
5.3 |
3.9 |
6.4 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
100.0 |
1995 |
65.7 |
13.1 |
3.4 |
5.9 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
100.0 |
1996(1) |
60.8 |
14.1 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
100.0 |
1996(2) |
61.0 |
13.8 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
6.1 |
5.6 |
100.0 |
| Source: Scottish Production Database (SPD) |
| TABLE 3b: EMPLOYMENT IN THE SCOTTISH ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, BY SIZE OF UNIT, 1992-96 |
Percentage |
Year |
Employment Sizeband |
Total |
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0-9 |
10-29 |
30-49 |
50-99 |
100-199 |
200-499 |
500+ |
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1992 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
4.1 |
10.1 |
22.0 |
56.9 |
100.0 |
1993 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
10.6 |
19.8 |
57.1 |
100.0 |
1994 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
12.6 |
19.0 |
56.3 |
100.0 |
1995 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
8.5 |
14.2 |
64.3 |
100.0 |
1996(1) |
1.8 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
6.8 |
18.8 |
65.1 |
100.0 |
1996(2) |
1.8 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
7.8 |
18.6 |
64.2 |
100.0 |
| Source: Scottish Production Database (SPD) |
| Notes 1. Figures calculated using Total Employment. This is consistent with 1992-95 figures. 2. Figures calculated using Total Employment adjusted for Part Time Workers. |
| 4.6 In 1996, basing calculations on adjusted employment figures, units with 1-49 employees accounted for 79 per cent of all Scottish electronics industry units but only 6 per cent of the total Scottish electronics work force. Conversely, units with 200 or more employees accounted for only 12 per cent of all Scottish electronics industry units but employed 83 per cent of the total Scottish electronics work force (see Tables 3a,3b). |
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