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Population

1: POPULATION : VITAL STATISTICS
2: POPULATION : AGE STRUCTURE
3: RESIDENT WORKFORCE : POPULATION AGED 16+
4: RESIDENT WORKFORCE : WORKING AGE GROUPS
5: ECONOMIC STATUS OF RESIDENT ADULT POPULATION
6: HOUSEHOLD WORKING STATUS
7: WORKPLACE EMPLOYMENT - BY GENDER AND FULL-TIME / PART-TIME STATUS
8: WORKPLACE EMPLOYMENT - INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE
9: UNEMPLOYMENT AND JOB VACANCIES
10: QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
11: EARNINGS, INCOME AND WEALTH
52: POPULATION PROJECTIONS (2004 BASED)
53: HOUSEHOLD PROJECTIONS (2004 BASED)
54: EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS (EXPERIAN, 2005 BASED)
55: ECONOMIC PROJECTIONS (FRASER OF ALLANDER INSTITUTE)

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8: WORKPLACE EMPLOYMENT - INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE

EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND

EDINBURGH	sources / notes	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Total employee jobs	(*1)	270,343	291,978	297,471	308,939	312,351	312,775	317,200

Primary activities		3,240	2,425	4,168	3,079	2,130	2,145	2,252
Manufacturing		22,689	20,550	17,915	17,034	14,708	14,285	13,045
Construction & building trades		10,747	9,151	7,569	8,945	9,200	10,918	11,033
Services		233,667	259,852	267,819	279,881	286,313	285,427	290,870
.. banking, insurance, finance		28,999	33,236	41,565	48,761	49,558	46,887	43,291
.. business services		36,560	44,538	46,235	43,436	45,331	46,334	53,188
.. computing & related activities		4,332	5,760	7,090	6,433	6,228	6,708	6,231
.. research & development		2,482	2,552	2,215	2,925	2,442	2,260	2,028
.. education		25,260	27,852	25,241	25,855	26,291	25,817	25,831
.. health		16,894	22,995	21,986	23,125	26,562	28,008	28,983
.. retailing		28,286	29,950	28,719	30,966	31,551	29,593	27,935
.. hotels, bars, catering etc.		19,651	19,120	22,289	25,257	26,362	25,147	26,216
.. transport, travel, storage		6,170	6,266	7,633	6,988	7,099	8,033	8,209
.. post & telecommunications		7,361	7,773	6,741	6,977	6,040	6,245	6,555

Percentages of total employee jobs :

Primary activities		1.20%	0.80%	1.40%	1.00%	0.70%	0.70%	0.70%
Manufacturing		8.40%	7.00%	6.00%	5.50%	4.70%	4.60%	4.10%
Construction & building trades		4.00%	3.10%	2.50%	2.90%	2.90%	3.50%	3.50%
Services		86.40%	89.00%	90.00%	90.60%	91.70%	91.30%	91.70%
.. banking, insurance, finance		10.70%	11.40%	14.00%	15.80%	15.90%	15.00%	13.60%
.. business services		13.50%	15.30%	15.50%	14.10%	14.50%	14.80%	16.80%
.. computing & related activities		1.60%	2.00%	2.40%	2.10%	2.00%	2.10%	2.00%
.. research & development		0.90%	0.90%	0.70%	0.90%	0.80%	0.70%	0.60%
.. education		9.30%	9.50%	8.50%	8.40%	8.40%	8.30%	8.10%
.. health		6.20%	7.90%	7.40%	7.50%	8.50%	9.00%	9.10%
.. retailing		10.50%	10.30%	9.70%	10.00%	10.10%	9.50%	8.80%
.. hotels, bars, catering etc.		7.30%	6.50%	7.50%	8.20%	8.40%	8.00%	8.30%
.. transport, travel, storage		2.30%	2.10%	2.60%	2.30%	2.30%	2.60%	2.60%

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LOTHIAN sources
/ notes 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Total employee jobs (*1) 375,830 405,753 413,168 425,812 433,451 434,337 440,350

Primary activities 5,229 4,361 6,069 4,556 3,699 3,840 3,715

Manufacturing 44,562 44,624 40,927 35,753 31,760 31,980 29,763

Construction & building trades 19,881 17,826 15,442 17,582 18,270 21,272 21,346

Services 306,158 338,942 350,730 367,921 379,722 377,245 385,526

.. banking, insurance, finance 30,394 34,988 43,378 52,082 52,897 50,528 46,509

.. business services 42,366 53,250 56,305 51,999 54,503 55,279 62,995

.. computing & related activities 5,401 7,021 8,542 8,054 8,565 8,535 8,161

.. research & development 3,920 4,103 4,130 5,213 4,410 4,152 3,843

.. education 35,679 39,121 35,000 36,138 36,692 36,697 36,824

.. health 21,698 28,047 27,520 31,157 34,911 36,433 38,576

.. retailing 38,636 41,525 40,206 43,381 46,325 44,434 42,019

.. hotels, bars, catering etc. 25,905 25,732 30,057 33,038 34,670 31,146 32,527

.. transport, travel, storage 10,084 10,761 11,709 11,573 11,526 12,040 12,203

.. post & telecommunications 8,494 9,205 9,413 9,291 8,752 9,300 9,489

Percentages of total employee jobs :

Primary activities 1.40% 1.10% 1.50% 1.10% 0.90% 0.90% 0.80%

Manufacturing 11.90% 11.00% 9.90% 8.40% 7.30% 7.40% 6.80%

Construction & building trades 5.30% 4.40% 3.70% 4.10% 4.20% 4.90% 4.80%

Services 81.50% 83.50% 84.90% 86.40% 87.60% 86.90% 87.50%

.. banking, insurance, finance 8.10% 8.60% 10.50% 12.20% 12.20% 11.60% 10.60%

.. business services 11.30% 13.10% 13.60% 12.20% 12.60% 12.70% 14.30%

.. computing & related activities 1.40% 1.70% 2.10% 1.90% 2.00% 2.00% 1.90%

.. research & development 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.20% 1.00% 1.00% 0.90%

.. education 9.50% 9.60% 8.50% 8.50% 8.50% 8.40% 8.40%

.. health 5.80% 6.90% 6.70% 7.30% 8.10% 8.40% 8.80%

.. retailing 10.30% 10.20% 9.70% 10.20% 10.70% 10.20% 9.50%

.. hotels, bars, catering etc. 6.90% 6.30% 7.30% 7.80% 8.00% 7.20% 7.40%

.. transport, travel, storage 2.70% 2.70% 2.80% 2.70% 2.70% 2.80% 2.80%

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SCOTLAND sources
/ notes 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Total employee jobs (*1) 2,167,030 2,234,299 2,299,822 2,279,478 2,306,992 2,339,979 2,391,447

Primary activities 78,258 76,747 83,283 78,997 73,711 74,080 70,744

Manufacturing 315,020 302,043 285,020 263,377 243,266 235,933 229,695

Construction & building trades 133,805 130,291 120,131 123,312 119,831 124,974 130,043

Services 1,639,947 1,725,218 1,811,388 1,813,792 1,870,184 1,904,992 1,960,965

.. banking, insurance, finance 86,075 93,554 105,124 106,916 109,814 111,565 108,233

.. business services 219,941 244,841 253,432 236,182 267,986 270,621 299,823

.. computing & related activities 18,305 25,433 27,509 26,630 26,381 28,644 26,759

.. research & development 7,338 7,594 8,179 9,044 8,735 8,372 8,205

.. education 163,795 180,318 186,434 192,967 198,516 199,224 205,336

.. health 174,488 187,708 197,247 202,828 216,877 228,641 239,998

.. retailing 228,933 232,752 258,818 260,999 256,244 251,191 241,903

.. hotels, bars, catering etc. 151,228 165,319 167,506 169,222 167,714 172,657 173,906

.. transport, travel, storage 82,475 80,723 89,493 84,229 83,519 89,982 90,486

.. post & telecommunications 36,457 37,812 39,922 41,621 38,829 40,483 39,570

Percentages of total employee jobs :

Primary activities 3.60% 3.40% 3.60% 3.50% 3.20% 3.20% 3.00%

Manufacturing 14.50% 13.50% 12.40% 11.60% 10.50% 10.10% 9.60%

Construction & building trades 6.20% 5.80% 5.20% 5.40% 5.20% 5.30% 5.40%

Services 75.70% 77.20% 78.80% 79.60% 81.10% 81.40% 82.00%

.. banking, insurance, finance 4.00% 4.20% 4.60% 4.70% 4.80% 4.80% 4.50%

.. business services 10.10% 11.00% 11.00% 10.40% 11.60% 11.60% 12.50%

.. computing & related activities 0.80% 1.10% 1.20% 1.20% 1.10% 1.20% 1.10%

.. research & development 0.30% 0.30% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.30%

.. education 7.60% 8.10% 8.10% 8.50% 8.60% 8.50% 8.60%

.. health 8.10% 8.40% 8.60% 8.90% 9.40% 9.80% 10.00%

.. retailing 10.60% 10.40% 11.30% 11.40% 11.10% 10.70% 10.10%

.. hotels, bars, catering etc. 7.00% 7.40% 7.30% 7.40% 7.30% 7.40% 7.30%

.. transport, travel, storage 3.80% 3.60% 3.90% 3.70% 3.60% 3.80% 3.80%

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