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Economic Development

coinsThis section provides a range of data on both the economic performance and labour force characteristics of local areas. Topics covered include business formation and survival, employment by industry and occupation, economic deprivation and employers’ adoption of workforce development practices.



Economic Development Data
Business and Economy Percentage change in the number of VAT registered businesses [.xls 102KB]
Total number of VAT registered businesses in the area at the end of the year [.xls 102KB]
VAT Registrations [.xls 102KB]
VAT De-registrations [.xls 102KB]
Change in employees in employment (Thousands and Percentage) [.xls 115KB]
Employment in high-technology and knowledge-intensive sectors (GBP) [.xls 107KB]
Distribution of employment by size of establishment [.xls 115KB]
Gross value added per head (GBP)1995-2008 [.xls 156KB]
Business survival: percentage still trading [.xls 88KB]
Economic Deprivation Working age benefit claimants [.xls 153KB]
Percentage of the population over 60 who live in households that are income deprived [.xls 29KB]
Percentage of children that live in families that are income deprived  [.xls 29KB]
Percentage of people in the area who are employment deprived [.xls 29KB]
Percentage of people in the area who are income deprived [.xls 29KB]
Percentage of the population living in the most deprived super output areas in the country [.xls 29KB]
Employer Engagement Measures Percentage of employers who have a business plan [.xls 56KB]
Percentage of employers who have a training plan [.xls 56KB]
Percentage of employers who have a training budget [.xls 56KB]
Employers' Average spend per employee (GBP) [.xls 56KB]
Average number of days training per employee [.xls 56KB]
Percentage of employees trained [.xls 56KB]
Percentage of employees who have an Annual Performance Review (APR) [.xls 56KB]
Percentage of employees who have a job description [.xls 56KB]
Percentage of employers who assess skill gaps in their organisation [.xls 56KB]
Percentage of employers who assess training needs [.xls 56KB]
Employment by Industry Percentage of employees who work in agriculture, hunting, forestry & fishing [.xls 111KB]
Percentage of employees who work in manufacturing  [.xls 111KB]
Percentage of employees who work in distribution, hotels & restaurants [.xls 111KB]
Percentage of employees who work in banking & finance [.xls 111KB]
Percentage of employees who work in other services [.xls 111KB]
Percentage of employees who work in public administration, education and health [.xls 111KB]
Percentage of employees who work in transport & communications [.xls 111KB]
Percentage of employees who work in construction [.xls 111KB]
Employment by Occupation Percentage of all people in employment - managers and senior officials [.xls 134KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - professional occupations [.xls 134KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - associate professional & technical occupations [.xls 134KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - administrative and secretarial occupations [.xls 134KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - skilled trades occupations [.xls 134KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - personal service occupations [.xls 134KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - sales and customer service occupations [.xls 134KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - process, plant and machine operatives [.xls 134KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - elementary occupations [.xls 134KB]

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