The average employee numbers for each authority for each year from 1996-97 to 1999-2000 is given in the following table:YearWest of Scotland Water AuthorityEast of Scotland Water AuthorityNorth of Scotland Water Authority1996-972,8881,9681,9471997-982,7102,0131,9111998-992,6611,8501,8761999-20002,6341,7671,837 S1W-12192