Where the jobs are in Edinburgh and Lothians
Key Facts
The Edinburgh and Lothian area has a population of over 801,000. It covers Edinburgh – the Scottish capital city – and its surrounding districts: East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian. The key towns and cities in the area are Livingston, Linlithgow, Penicuik, Dalkeith, Haddington, Dunbar – and Edinburgh.
The number of jobs in each industry in Edinburgh and the Lothians currently are:
Employee Jobs by Industry Sector (2006)
Source: ONS Annual Business Inquiry employee analysis
|
East Lothian |
City of Edinburgh |
Midlothian | West Lothian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing (A, B) |
4% |
0.3% |
2% |
* |
|
Utilities, mining and quarrying (C, E) |
* |
0.5% |
* |
* |
| Manufacturing (D) |
9% |
4% |
8% |
15% |
|
Construction (F) |
8% |
4% |
13% |
8% |
|
Wholesale and retail trade etc (G) |
13% |
12% |
19% |
19% |
|
Hotels and restaurants (H) |
9% |
8% |
5% |
5% |
|
Transport, storage and communication (I) |
4% |
5% |
4% |
8% |
| Financial intermediation (J) |
1% |
10% |
* |
2% |
|
Real estate, renting and business activities (K) |
14% |
21% |
15% |
11% |
|
Public administration and defence etc (L) |
6% |
7% |
7% |
5% |
|
Education (M) |
10% |
8% |
12% |
7% |
|
Health and social work (N) |
15% |
15% |
11% |
13% |
| Other community, social and personal service etc (O) |
8% |
6% |
5% |
8% |
* - Disclosive data suppresses
Notes - % is a proportion of total employee jobs
Employee jobs excludes self-employed, government-supported trainees and HM Forces
- The City of Edinburgh has a major influence on employment with 92 per cent of jobs in the service industries, particularly financial and business services.
- Edinburgh is the UK’s 2nd and Europe’s sixth largest financial centre. The Royal Bank of Scotland, HBoS and Standard Life all have their headquarters in Edinburgh.
- West Lothian still has a high percentage of jobs in Manufacturing.
- The Job Areas in Edinburgh and Lothians with the most opportunities for school leavers include construction, engineering, financial services, hairdressing, health and social care, hospitality, public admin and retail.
- However, even in the job areas that are declining; there will be opportunities as the workers leaving them need to be replaced.
- Key employers in Edinburgh and Lothians include: Scottish Government, City of Edinburgh Council, NHS Lothian, Sun Microsystems, Agilent Technologies, Sky Television, Scottish Widows and Wolfson Microelectronics.
More information on the Edinburgh and Lothians Labour Market
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