The following table provides the number of full-time equivalent teaching assistants employed in maintained schools in the local authorities that make up the pre-1998 Lancashire local authority area for January of each year from 1997 to 2006.
Full-time equivalent teaching assistants in former Lancashire, Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool local authority maintained schools: January of each yearFormer LancashireLancashireBlackburn with DarwenBlackpool19971,780———19982,000———1999—1,6703001902000—1,8303502202001—2,1904302902002—1,9603601902003—3,1305303902004—3,3005804302005—3,5706104802006—3,890650480Note:Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.Source: Annual School Census (ASC)