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Key Facts about Renfrewshire

Characteristic	Scale
Area	270 sq km
Population (2009 MYE)	169,900
Male	81,300
Female	88,600
Population Change 1991 - 2009	-1.8%
Population by Age (2009)
Working age	65.5%
Working age male	66.3%
Working age female	64.8%
No of Households (2008)	78,750

Source: ONS mid year population estimates
Notes: % is a proportion of total population


Employee Jobs (2008)

Sector	Total	Percentage
Total employee jobs	80,800	-
Full-time	57,800	71.6
Part-time	23,000	28.4
Employee jobs by industry
Manufacturing	8,600	10.7
Construction	6,100	7.6
Services	65,300	80.9
Distribution, hotels & restaurants	15,000	18.5
Transport & communications	8,100	10.0
Finance, IT, other business activities	15,900	19.7
Public admin, education & health	22,300	27.6
Other services	4,100	5.0
Tourism-related*	6,100	7.6

Source: ONS annual business inquiry employee analysis
- Data unavailable
* Tourism consists of industries that are also part of the services industry.
Notes: % is a proportion of total employee jobs
Employee jobs excludes self-employed, government-supported trainees and HM Forces

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Total JSA claimants (March 2011)

Characteristic	Total	Percentage
All people	5,401	4.9
Males	3,940	7.3
Females	1,461	2.5

JSA claimants by age duration (March 2011)

13/4/2011 Important note - Percentages in this table have changed. Percent now shows claimants as a
proportion of the resident population of the same age. Previously it showed claimants as a percentage of all
claimants.

Characteristic	Total	Percentage
Aged 18 to 24
Total	1,515	9.9
Up to 6 months	1,235	8.1
Over 6 and up to 12 months	250	1.6
over 12 months	30	0.2
Aged 25 to 49
Total	2,955	5.0
Up to 6 months	1,785	3.0
Over 6 and up to 12 months	660	1.1
over 12 months	510	0.9
Aged 50 to 64
Total	835	2.5
Up to 6 months	495	1.5
Over 6 and up to 12 months	185	0.6
over 12 months	155	0.5

Source: ONS claimant count - age duration with proportions
Note: % is number of persons claiming JSA as a proportion of resident population of the same age


Sites/Premises

Characteristic	Number
Marketable industrial land supply	50 sites covering 140.5 ha.

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European Funding Designation (2007 - 2013)

Lowlands and Uplands Scotland Region

Assisted Area Status (2007 - 2013)

Regional Selective Assistance: 2007 - 2013
20 Wards comprising 48% of the population.

SME Programme 18 Wards comprising 46% of the population

Other sites for further information and background:

• Scottish Government
• SLIMS - Labour Market Intelligence
• National statistics
• Scottish Property Network
  

For more information:

• email : econdev@renfrewshire.gov.uk
• phone: 0300 300 0144
• fax : 0141 618 7935
• call or write to us at:
  Planning and Transport
  Renfrewshire House
  Cotton Street
  PAISLEY
  PA1 1LL

Sources:
2009 Mid Year Estimates (G.R.O.S)
2007 Annual Business Inquiry
Nomis Renfrewshire Labour Market Profile February 2011
Scottish Property Information Network Inquiry November 2008
Renfrewshire Industrial Land Supply 2008
(Planning and Transport, Renfrewshire Council)



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