Statistical data set

Concentration of employment in local units in various sectors: March 2011 and March 2013

Analyses the location quotient of people employed in local units by Industrial Strategy sectors.

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Location quotient (LQ) is a way of measuring how concentrated a particular industry, occupation, or demographic group is in an area, compared to the nation as a whole. It can show what makes a particular region unique in comparison to the national average.

This data analyses the local concentrations of people employed in the following sectors:

  • aerospace
  • automotive
  • construction
  • information economy
  • life sciences
  • oil and gas
  • professional and business services

These sectors are taken from the government鈥檚 Industrial Strategy.

The analysis was undertaken using Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) data in July 2013 by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS).

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Published 14 August 2013