UK Industry

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Description

This dataset contains industry data by area, industry, class of worker, and year. Data is available for the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland).

Note that, due to a lack of data, Northern Ireland self-employment is estimated using Northern Ireland employment and Welsh self-employment-to-employment ratios. For more information see https://kb.economicmodelling.co.uk/emsis-uk-data-process-overview/

Questions answered by this dataset

• What is the fastest-growing industry in London?
• In what region of England are earnings for the finance industry the lowest?
• How many hospitals are there in London? How many were there in 2013?

Metrics

• Jobs: The number of occupied positions. This is not quite the same as workers because one worker might fill more than one position.
• Earnings: Total earnings for the industry.
• EPW: Earnings Per Worker is current year earnings divided by current year jobs. (EPW = Earnings / Jobs).
• Establishments: The number of physical business locations.

Filters

• Area (Nation, Country, NUTS1, NUTS3, and LAU1)
• Industry (1 to 5-digit SIC)
• Class of Worker
• Year

Core LMI Metadata