These data are counts of civilian jobs of employees in various industry groupings, paid for by employers who run a Pay-As-You-Earn scheme and/or are registered for VAT. The data for 2011 are not consistent with previous years due to improvements in the estimation of working proprietors. ONS plan to release the 2010 data on a consistent basis with 2011 in December. Further information can be found at: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/labour-market/business-register-and-employment-survey--bres-/index.html The self-employed, HM forces, homeworkers and private servants are excluded.