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Employment Structure in 2006 (provisional) by industry - Gender
IndustryMale EmployeesFemale EmployeesTotal
Agriculture and fishing8692911,160
Energy and water37291463
Manufacturing11,3505,35316,703
Construction9,1801,22410,404
Distribution, hotels and restaurants12,13314,97427,106
Transport and communications4,6431,3295,972
Banking, finance and insurance, etc12,48613,09625,582
Public administration, education and health7,82322,93230,755
Other services3,8553,4287,284
TOTAL62,71162,718125,429

Source: ONS Annual Business Inquiry 2006 (provisional)


Employment Structure in 2006 (Provisional) by industry - Full/Part time
IndustryFull-time EmployeesPart-time EmployeesTotal Employees
Agriculture and fishing6974631,160
Energy and water44221463
Manufacturing15,4131,29016,703
Construction9,89251210,404
Distribution, hotels and restaurants14,43812,66827,106
Transport and communications5,0629105,972
Banking, finance and insurance, etc17,9977,58525,582
Public administration, education and health18,73612,01830,754
Other services4,3172,9687,285
TOTAL86,99438,435125,429

Source: ONS Annual Business Inquiry 2006 (provisional)


Gross Value Added in 2004
Sector £mn %
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry£360.9%
Industry, energy and construction£1,49536.5%
Services£2,56362.6%
TOTAL£4,093100.0%

Gross Value Added is the value of goods and services produced in South Lanarkshire - a measure of the wealth generated.

Source: Office for National Statistics (2005 sector data not released by ONS)


Trends in Gross Value Added per head
Year South Lanarkshire Scotland UK
1995£8,616£10,857£11,094
1996£9,080£11,377£11,787
1997£9,670£11,925£12,438
1998£10,437£12,444£13,144
1999£11,056£12,837£13,734
2000£11,540£13,270£14,378
2001£11,932£13,821£15,040
2002£12,353£14,578£15,800
2003£12,943£15,436£16,682
2004£13,577£16,253£17,577
2005£14,215£16,943£18,205

Source: Office for National Statistics


Gross value added per head relative to Scotland and the UK
Year Relative to Scotland Relative to UK
199579.5%77.7%
199679.8%77.0%
199781.1%77.7%
199883.9%79.4%
199986.1%80.5%
200087.0%80.3%
200186.3%79.3%
200284.7%78.2%
200383.8%77.6%
200483.5%77.2%
200583.9%78.1%

Source: Office for National Statistics

Resident based average gross weekly earnings 2002 to 2006
Year South Lanarkshire Scotland UK
2002£317.60£302.00£324.80
2003£335.40£316.50£334.70
2004£346.20£323.70£345.50
2005£344.40£334.40£349.10
2006£360.00£347.20£364.10

Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE)


Workplace based average gross weekly earnings 2002 to 2006
Year South Lanarkshire Scotland UK
2002£306.30£302.80£324.80
2003£320.10£314.40£334.80
2004£322.70£321.30£345.50
2005£340.00£330.00£349.10
2006£337.00£346.90£364.10

Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE)


Household disposable income
Year South Lanarkshire Scotland UK
1995£8,187£8,199£8,576
1996£8,618£8,612£9,050
1997£9,120£9,072£9,602
1998£9,478£9,346£9,966
1999£9,793£9,659£10,377
2000£10,293£10,168£10,926
2001£10,868£10,800£11,610
2002£11,268£11,199£11,953
2003£11,669£11,682£12,432
2004£11,968£12,047£12,797
2005£12,425£12,554£13,302

Source: ONS


South Lanarkshire Household Disposable Income per head figures relative to the Scottish and UK averages since 1995
Year Relative to Scotland Relative to UK
199599.9%95.5%
1996100.1%95.2%
1997100.5%95.0%
1998101.4%95.1%
1999101.4%94.4%
2000101.2%94.2%
2001100.6%93.6%
2002100.6%94.3%
200399.9%93.9%
200499.3%93.5%
200599.0%93.4%

Source: Office for National Statistics

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