Where the jobs are in Lanarkshire
Key Facts
Lanarkshire includes the local authority areas of North and South Lanarkshire, covering an area of 859 sq miles with a population of over 631,000. It includes towns such as East Kilbride, Motherwell, Bellshill, Coatbridge, Airdrie, and Hamilton.
The number of jobs in each industry in Lanarkshire currently are:
Employee Jobs by Industry Sector (2006)
Source: ONS Annual Business Inquiry employee analysis
|
North Lanarkshire |
South Lanarkshire | |
|---|---|---|
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing (A, B) |
0.3% |
1% |
|
Utilities, mining and quarrying (C, E) |
1% |
0.4% |
| Manufacturing (D) |
12% |
13% |
|
Construction (F) |
8% |
8% |
|
Wholesale and retail trade etc (G) |
16% |
16% |
|
Hotels and restaurants (H) |
5% |
6% |
|
Transport, storage and communication (I) |
8% |
5% |
| Financial intermediation (J) |
3% |
3% |
|
Real estate, renting and business activities (K) |
14% |
18% |
|
Public administration and defence etc (L) |
7% |
7% |
|
Education (M) |
5% |
6% |
|
Health and social work (N) |
16% |
12% |
| Other community, social and personal service etc (O) |
4% |
6% |
Notes % is a proportion of total employee jobs
Employee jobs excludes self-employed, government-supported trainees and HM Forces
- The biggest industries in Lanarkshire are public services, retail and catering and financial and business services.
- The numbers employed in manufacturing is above the Scottish average.
- The Job Areas in Lanarkshire 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 Lanarkshire include: Inland Revenue, North and South Lanarkshire, Organon, Rolls Royce, Motherwell Bridge, Honeywell Control Systems, First Direct, and Morgan Stanley.
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