Year

Peak Employment

Average Employment

Staff Costs £m’s

Staff costs as a % of Turnover

1979/80

6,256

5,222

26.863

70.8%

1980/81

7,078

5,998

36.872

60.4%

1981/82

7,126

6,234

44.298

66.4%

1982/83

6,994

6,071

49.898

54.5%

1983/84

7,171

5,937

54.678

53.2%

1984/85

6,878

5,694

66.180

59.8%

1985/86

6,417

5,136

62.120

53.7%

1986/87

6,146

4,687

65.450

66.7%

1987/88

5,959

4,795

74,994

64.6%

1988/89

5,116

3,835

59,116

49.7%

1989/90

3,966

3,152

54.695

44.5%