Workforce profile 2023
Total workforce
|
Staff as at 31 March 2022 |
Staff as at 31 March 2023 |
|---|---|
|
5,372 |
5,500 |
Workforce by types of contract
|
Contract type |
As at 31 March 2022 |
As at 31 March 2023 |
Census 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Full-time |
62.2% (3,339) |
63.1% (3,468) |
70.1% |
|
Part-time |
37.8% (2,033) |
37.0% (2,032) |
29.9% |
The percentage of part-time workers is higher than the figure for Lincolnshire workers.
Workforce by sex
|
Sex |
As at 31 March 2022 |
As at 31 March 2023 |
Census 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Female |
67.4% (3,621) |
68.0% (3,742) |
51% |
|
Male |
32.6% (1,751) |
32.0 % (1,758) |
49% |
|
Full-time female |
42.0% (2,255) |
43.1% (2,368) |
Not applicable |
|
Part-time female |
25.4% (1,366) |
25.0% (1,374) |
Not applicable |
|
Full-time male |
20.2% (1,084) |
20.0% (1,100) |
Not applicable |
|
Part-time male |
12.4% (667) |
12.0% (658) |
Not applicable |
The percentage of the workforce which is female has increased. The percentage of female workers is higher than across Lincolnshire, but it is recognised that this is typical of local authority workforces in general.
These figures show the percentage of our workforce working full or part-time split by sex.
Workforce by ethnicity
|
Ethnicity |
As at 31 March 2022 |
As at 31 March 2023 |
Census 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
White British, Irish, Gypsy, Traveller, Roma or White other |
93.2% (5,008) |
93.6% (5,145) |
95.9% |
| White British | 89.9% (4830) | 90.2% (4963) | 89.2% |
| Irish, Gypsy, Traveller, Roma or White other | 3.3% (178) | 3.3% (182) | 6.7% |
|
Black, Asian, mixed ethnicity and other ethnicities |
3.1% (164) |
3.1% (169) |
4.0% |
|
Unknown ethnicity |
3.7% (200) |
3.4% (186) |
Not applicable |
The percentage of White British, Irish, Gypsy, Traveller, Roma and White other category has increased but this figure is still lower than in the local resident population. There has been a slight increase in the number of employees from Black, Asian, mixed and other ethnic origins. The 2021 Census data shows a higher percentage of residents from other white backgrounds and with Black, Asian, mixed ethnicity and other ethnicities than in the number of employees.
Workforce by disability
|
Disability |
As at 31 March 2022 |
As at 31 March 2023 |
Census 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Declared disability |
4.6% (249) |
5.8% (319) |
20.1% |
|
No disability |
49.1% (2,637) |
69.9% (3,843) |
Not applicable |
|
Disability unknown |
46.3% (2,486) |
24.3% (1,338) |
Not applicable |
The percentage of employees declaring they have a disability is lower than in the 2021 Census for Lincolnshire. Comparisons are difficult as there is a large percentage of employees whose disability status is unknown, the actual number of employees with disabilities is likely to be higher than reported. The percentage of employees whose disability is not known has reduced by 22% over the last year.
Workforce by age
|
Age |
As at 31 March 2022 |
As at 31 March 2023 |
Census 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
15 to 19 |
0.6% (31) |
0.5% (27) |
5.4% |
|
20 to 24 |
4.4% (238) |
4.2% (229) |
5.7% |
|
25 to 29 |
8.6% (461) |
8.6% (470) |
5.6% |
|
30 to 34 |
10.7% (576) |
10.5% (579) |
5.9% |
|
35 to 39 |
12.1% (652) |
12.4% (682) |
5.6% |
|
40 to 44 |
12.5% (673) |
12.8% (706) |
5.4% |
|
45 to 49 |
11.6% (625) |
11.6% (640) |
6.1% |
|
50 to 54 |
15.6% (839) |
15.1% (829) |
7.2% |
|
55 to 59 |
13.0% (700) |
13.6% (747) |
7.5% |
|
60 to 64 |
7.6% (407) |
7.6% (417) |
6.7% |
|
65 and over |
3.2% (170) |
3.2% (174) |
23.4% |
The percentage of the Lincolnshire population over 50 years old has reached 44.7%. The percentage of employees aged over 50 is 39.5% an additional 0.1% (50 employees) from 2022.
Workforce by religion or belief
|
Religion or belief |
As at 31 March 2022 |
As at 31 March 2023 |
Census 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Unknown |
6.31% (339) |
5.7% (314) |
6.1% |
|
Buddhist |
0.15% (8) |
0.2% (12) |
0.2% |
|
Christian all denomination |
51.15% (2,748) |
49.6% (2,725) |
53.7% |
|
Hindu |
0.2% (10) |
0.2% (10) |
0.3% |
|
Muslim |
0.24% (13) |
0.3% (15) |
0.7% |
|
No religion including atheist and agnostic |
24.52% (1,317) |
28.5% (1567) |
38.3% |
|
Other including Jewish, Humanist, Sikh and Pagan |
2.7% (146) |
2.9% (157) |
0.7% |
|
Prefer not to disclose |
14.7% (791) |
12.7% (700) |
- |
From 2022 to 2023 there has been an increase in employees who have shared their religion status. There is a slight reduction in employees who are Christian. Due to numbers lower than 10 employees who have Jewish, Humanist, Sikh and Pagan beliefs have been added to the ‘other religion or belief’ category. The number of employees who have other religion or beliefs and those with no religion have increased.
Workforce by sexual orientation
|
Sexual orientation |
As at 31 March 2022 |
As at 31 March 2023 |
Census 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Unknown |
29.9 % (1,606) |
24.8 % (1,364) |
7.65% (not answered) |
|
Bisexual |
0.6% (35) |
1.1% (62) |
1.26% |
|
Gay or lesbian |
1.1% (61) |
1.3% (74) |
1.22% |
|
Heterosexual |
70.8% (3,655) |
72.2% (3,971) |
89.58% |
|
Other |
0.3% (15) |
0.4% (22) |
0.29% |
|
Prefer not to disclose |
Not applicable |
0.1% (7) |
|
There has been a slight increase in the number of employees who have shared their sexual orientation status. The number of employees in all categories has increased.