The data shows a timeline of employment at public and academic libraries in the UK from 2001/02 to 2013/14. As of March 31, 2014 there were 19.3 thousand full-time equivalent employees at public libraries in the UK.
2001/02 | 11266 | |
2002/03 | 26358 | 11327 |
2003/04 | 26276 | 11405 |
2004/05 | 26592 | 11390 |
2005/06 | 26506 | 11670 |
2006/07 | 26591 | 11794 |
2007/08 | 25768 | 11409 |
2008/09 | 25648 | 11219 |
2009/10 | 24746 | 10883 |
2010/11 | 23663 | 10561 |
2011/12 | 21780 | 10557 |
2012/13 | 20302 | 10637 |
2013/14 | 19308 |