14,100 13,90014,60015,500

2009

-10.3%

2010 2011 2012

Edinburgh Western

Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn

Constituency Average

1,5001,400

191

2009-2012

This factsheet looks at Royal Mail employment in Scotland. In 2012 just two of the 73 parliamentary constituencies accountedfor more than one fifth (21%) of jobs in Scotland. On average there are around 190 jobs per constituency.

Change in level of employees

Over the last four years, employment has fallen from 15,500 in 2009 to 13,900 by 2012 a decline of 10.3%.

SOURCE: Business Register and Employment Survey, Office for National Statistics

http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn06668/privatisation-of-royal-mail

Royal Mail in Scotland

All figures shown cover the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2007 53.1 “Postal activities under universal service obligation”. This includes sorting, processing and delivering mail (parcels and letters). Some Post Office activities will be included in this definition.

The House of Commons Library produced a note on the Privatisation of Royal Mail which provides detailed background information on the recent privatisation of the Royal Mail.

Based on OS material with the permission of OS. SPCB 10039291

http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn06668/privatisation-of-royal-mail

SOURCE: Business Register and Employment Survey (Office for National Statistics) and General Register Office for Scotland

Between 1 and 12 Between 12 and 22

Between 22 and 41 Between 41 and 66

Between 66 and 199

Number of employees per 1000 of the population

This map shows the number of Royal Mail jobs for every thousand people living in each parliamentary constituency in 2012.

Across the parliamentary constituencies there is an average of 27 jobs per thousand people. The highest concentration of jobs were in the constituencies of Edinburgh Western (199 jobs for every thousand people) and Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (163 jobs for every thousand people).

Royal Mail employment by parliamentary constituency