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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 2001 - 2005 [.xls 72KB]
Total number of VAT registered businesses in the area at the end of the year 2001 - 2005 [.xls 72KB]

VAT Registrations 2001 - 2005 [.xls 72KB]

VAT De-registrations 2001 - 2005 [.xls 72KB]

Change in employees in employment (Thousands and Percentage) [.xls 89KB]

Employment projections by sector [.xls 72KB]

Employment in high-technology and knowledge-intensive sectors (GBP) [.xls 91KB]

Distribution of employment by size of establishment [.xls 90KB]

Gross value added per head (GBP)1995-2005 [.xls 160KB]

Business survival: percentage still trading [.xls 71KB]
Economic Deprivation Working age benefit claimants [.xls 118KB]
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 2003-07 [.xls 47KB]
Percentage of employers who have a training plan 2003-07 [.xls 47KB]
Percentage of employers who have a training budget 2003-07 [.xls 47KB]
Employers' Average spend per employee (GBP) 2003-07 [.xls 47KB]
Average number of days training per employee 2003-07 [.xls 47KB]
Percentage of employees trained 2003-07 [.xls 47KB]
Percentage of employees who have an Annual Performance Review (APR) 2003-07 [.xls 47KB]
Percentage of employees who have a job description 2003-07 [.xls 47KB]
Percentage of employers who assess skill gaps in their organisation 2003-07 [.xls 47KB]
Percentage of employers who assess training needs 2003-07 [.xls 47KB]
Employment by Industry Percentage of employees who work in agriculture, hunting, forestry & fishing [.xls 88KB]
Percentage of employees who work in manufacturing  [.xls 88KB]
Percentage of employees who work in distribution, hotels & restaurants [.xls 88KB]
Percentage of employees who work in banking & finance [.xls 88KB]
Percentage of employees who work in other services [.xls 88KB]
Percentage of employees who work in public administration, education and health [.xls 88KB]
Percentage of employees who work in transport & communications [.xls 88KB]
Percentage of employees who work in construction [.xls 88KB]
Employment by Occupation Percentage of all people in employment - managers and senior officials [.xls 72KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - professional occupations [.xls 103KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - associate professional & technical occupations [.xls 103KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - administrative and secretarial occupations [.xls 103KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - skilled trades occupations [.xls 103KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - personal service occupations [.xls 103KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - sales and customer service occupations [.xls 103KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - process, plant and machine operatives [.xls 103KB]
Percentage of all people in employment - elementary occupations [.xls 103KB]

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