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Employment Data 2022 - Age

Employment Gathering Information 2022

Employment Data 2022 - Age

Composition of the workforce
Age Group 2017 2018 2020 2022 Trend
Below 20 138 (0.94%) 148 (1.02%) 50 (0.35%) 91 (0.55%) increase
20 - 39 4230 (28.89%) 4260 (29.47%) 4371 (30.33%) 5001 (29.85%) increase
40 - 59 8260 (58.88%) 8367 (57.88%) 8115 (56.29%) 9270 (55.33%) increase
60 - 64 1339 (9.15%) 1334 (9.23%) 1391 (9.65%) 1820 (10.86%) increase
65 plus 313 (2.14%) 348 (2.41%) 488 (3.38%) 571 (3.41%) increase
  14640 (100%) 14457 (100%) 14415 (100%) 16753 (100%)  

All age groups are showing an increase in numbers.

There has been an increase in the % of employees aged over 60 from 13.03% in 2020 to 14.27% in 2022.

Leavers
Age Group 2017 2018 2020 2022 Trend
Below 20 85 (5.93%) 68 (4.83%) 21 (2.13%) 59 (4.09%) increase
20-39 442 (30.84%) 394 (27.9%) 254 (25.7%) 443 (30.70%) increase
40-59 526 (36.7%) 528 (37.5%) 374 (37.96%) 465  (32.22%) increase
60+ 263 (18.35%) 298 (21.16%) 206 (21.2%) 476 (32.99%) increase
Total 1433 (100%) 1408 (100%) 985 (100%) 1443 (100%)  

Significantly more people left the organisation in 2022 compared to 2018 and 2020.  Just under one third of those who left the Council were aged 60+. 32 % who left were in the 40-59 age group.

49% of those who left the organisation resigned their post, this is a significant increase from 2020.

Promotions
Age group     2017         2018       2020     2022  
  No % No % No % No % Trend
<20 5 2.40% 11 4.86% <5 1.32% <5 2.19% Increase
20-39 88 42.30% 116 51.32% 33 43.42% 66 48.17% Increase
40-59 108 51.92% 96 42.47% 42 55.26% 64 46.72% Decrease
60-64 7 3.36% <5 1.32% 0 0 <5 2.92% Increase
65+ 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0.00% No change
Total 208 100% 226 100% 76 100 137 100%  

The number of promotions in the council increased from 76 in 2020 to 137 in 2022.  This is significantly less than in 2017 and 2018.  Just under half were in the 20-39 age group and there were no promotions in the 65+ age group.

Recruitment
2017 Below 20 Age 20-40 Age 40-60 Age 60-65 Age plus 65 Not declared
Applied  1871 8360 6372 387 53 257
Interviewed 473 1918 1838 89 10 56
Appointed 113 376 346 30 <5 24
 
2018 Below 20 Age 20-40 Age 40-60 Age 60-65 Age plus 65 Not declared
Applied  828 7127 4168 309 41 150
Interviewed 290 1682 1404 74 12 43
Appointed 79 651 370 16 6 14
 
2020 Below 20 Age 20-40 Age 40-60 Age 60-65 Age plus 65 Not declared
Applied  269 7044 5209 462 51 1331
Interviewed 57 1443 1146 75 10 79
Appointed 19 435 339 14 5 311
 
2022 Below 20 Age 20-40 Age 40-60 Age 60-65 Age plus 65 Not declared
Applied  871 12553 8959 913 213 691
Interviewed 350 2986 2486 292 44 144
Appointed 129 997 734 88 8 111

The numbers in the under 20 age range applying to work for the Council has increased significantly from 2020. The number of applications has doubled in the over 60 group.

Page last updated:
02 May 2023

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