Monday 2 August 2010

Quarterly headcount stats: jobs freeze starts to bite

My thanks to Cornwall Council for the latest batch of statistics:

Total headcount March 31 2010: 20,963

Total headcount June 30 2010: 19,970

Headline fall: 993


After a slow start, the freeze on recruitment now seems to be having some impact - with 1,077 fewer employees now than at the end of September 2009. I suspect there may be quite a time lag between staff departures and the collation of the statistics. A literal interpretation of the most recent quarter implies people are now leaving at the rate of 330 per month,or about ten per day. That would be quite a stampede. In any event, getting headcount down to below 20,000 marks a significant milestone.

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