The available information is in the following tables.
Employees (Thousand) Tax year Contracted out/in status Total Female Male 2007-08 Both contracted in and contracted out 5,048 3,127 1,921 Contracted out only 3,493 1,121 2,372 Contracted in only 18,176 8,681 9,495 Total 26,717 12,929 13,788 2006-07 Both contracted in and contracted out 5,270 3,175 2,095 Contracted out only 4,040 1,289 2,751 Contracted in only 17,011 8,203 8,808 Total 26,320 12,666 13,653 2005-06 Both contracted in and contracted out 5,493 3,284 2,210 Contracted out only 4,460 1,416 3,043 Contracted in only 16,138 7,828 8,310 Total 26,091 12,528 13,563 2004-05 Both contracted in and contracted out 5,512 3,253 2,260 Contracted out only 5,004 1,565 3,440 Contracted in only 14,871 7,342 7,529 Total 25,388 12,159 13,229
Employees (Thousand) Tax year Contracted out/in status Total Under 20 20 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50 to 59 60 to 64 2007-08 Both contracted in and contracted out 5,048 17 733 1,275 1,655 1,228 140 Contracted out only 3,493 — 172 1,029 1,393 817 82 Contracted in only 18,176 554 5,200 4,505 3,841 3,243 832 Total 26,717 572 6,105 6,810 6,889 5,287 1,053 2006-07 Both contracted in and contracted out 5,270 35 841 1,403 1,698 1,174 119 Contracted out only 4,040 — 219 1,267 1,515 943 96 Contracted in only 17,011 547 4,975 4,290 3,576 2,970 654 Total 26,320 582 6,034 6,960 6,789 5,086 869 2005-06 Both contracted in and contracted out 5,493 32 904 1,557 1,754 1,155 91 Contracted out only 4,460 — 255 1,436 1,591 1,070 107 Contracted in only 16,138 587 4,776 4,136 3,399 2,776 465 Total 26,091 619 5,935 7,129 6,744 5,001 664 2004-05 Both contracted in and contracted out 5,512 38 944 1,658 1,738 1,071 63 Contracted out only 5,004 *1 312 1,678 1,720 1,170 124 Contracted in only 14,871 613 4,503 3,861 3,082 2,497 315 Total 25,388 652 5,760 7,197 6,540 4,738 502 Notes: 1. Asterisks indicate a high degree of sampling error and should only be used as a guide. 2. Dashes represent nil or negligible numbers of individuals. 3. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Figures for 2006-07 and 2007-08 should be regarded as provisional and may be subject to changes in future releases. 4. Ages of individuals are taken to be ages at the end of the relevant tax year—e.g. on 5 April 2008 for the 2007-08 tax year. Source: DWP Information Directorate: Lifetime Labour Market Database 1 per cent. sample of the National Insurance Recording System