Labour force details
Last updated | 29/04/2010
The population in Perthshire is 135,160 (GROS
2003), and the town of Perth 43,450.
Breakdown of available workforce within the Tayside area
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15 minutes
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30 minutes
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45 minutes
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| Population |
69,649 |
312,288 |
727,906 |
| Unemployment |
1,523 (3.0%) |
7,982 (3.2%) |
12,853 (4.1%) |
| Economically Active |
34,803 |
145,367 |
346,983 |
| Potential Women Returners |
18,273 |
31,831 |
72,113 |
Source: Census 2001
Available skilled disciplines in the Perth and Kinross
area
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Perthshire and Kinross
(employee jobs)
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Perthshire and Kinross
(%)
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Scotland
(%)
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UK
(%)
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| Total employee
jobs |
58,000 |
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| Full-time |
38,300 |
66.1 |
67.8 |
68.9 |
| Part-time |
19,700 |
33.9 |
32.2 |
31.1 |
| Employee jobs by
industry |
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| Manufacturing |
4,000 |
7.0 |
9.4 |
10.9 |
| Construction |
3,800 |
6.6 |
5.8 |
4.8 |
| Services |
45,600 |
78.7 |
81.6 |
82.9 |
| Distribution, hotels &
restaurants |
18,000 |
31.1 |
22.4 |
23.5 |
| Transport &
communications |
2,400 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
| Finance, IT, other
business activities |
6,700 |
11.6 |
18.3 |
21.2 |
| Public admin, education
& health |
15,300 |
26.4 |
30.4 |
26.9 |
| Other services |
3,100 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
| Tourism-related |
8,000 |
13.8 |
9.2 |
8.3 |
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Source: ONS annual business inquiry employee analysis.
