![]() ![]() Large businesses (250+ employees) account for 41% of those employed in the rest of Scotland, 26% in accessible rural areas and 18% in remote rural areas. This compares to only 13% in the rest of Scotland. Micro businesses (0-9 employees) are particularly prevalent in remote rural and accessible rural areas (37% and 31% respectively). Businessįigure 20: Employment by size of firm and geographic area, 2017įigure 20 shows that Small and Medium Enterprises (0-249 employees) account for two thirds of businesses in remote rural areas compared to 59% in accessible rural areas and just over a third in the rest of Scotland. Conversely, other sectors such as ‘Wholesale, retail and repair’ and ‘Financial, insurance and real estate’ are a larger source of jobs in the rest of Scotland than in rural areas. ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ is a sector that shows the greatest difference across Scotland, accounting for 15% of workers in remote rural areas compared to 13% in accessible rural areas and 0.5% in the rest of Scotland. In accessible rural areas, ‘Other activities’ (15%), ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ (13%), ‘Wholesale, retail and repair’ (12%) and Manufacturing’ (10%) are the largest sources of private sector jobs. In remote rural areas the ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ and ‘Accommodation and food services’ sectors are the largest source of private sector jobs (15%) followed by and ‘Other activities’ (13%). In all areas of Scotland the Public sector is the largest employing sector. ‘Other activities’ consists of: ‘Professional, scientific and technical activities’, ‘Administrative and support service activities’ and ‘Arts, entertainment and recreation Other service activities’.įigure 19 shows the distribution of employment across sectors within each of the geographical areas, with workers in the Public sector shown as a single category. The Public sector accounts for 16% of employment in remote rural areas and 15% in accessible rural areas, whereas in the rest of Scotland the Public sector accounts for 24% of employment.įigure 19: Employment by industry sectors and in the public sector by geographic area, 2017 Primary sector industries employ more people in remote rural areas (15%) and accessible rural areas (13%), than in the rest of Scotland (0.5%). In all areas in Scotland the tertiary sector is the largest in terms of employment, with at least half of employment in all areas of Scotland. The Public sector comprises central and local government.įigure 18 shows employment in enterprises in Scotland registered for VAT and/or PAYE. ![]() Tertiary sector industries are made up of wholesale, retail and repair accommodation and food services transport, financial services, professional, technical and administrative services education and health. Secondary industries include utilities, mining and quarrying manufacturing and construction. Primary sector industries are defined as agriculture, forestry and fishing. Source: Inter Departmental Business Register, as at March 2017 (Using Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2016) Figure 18: Employment in primary, secondary and tertiary sectors and in the public sector by geographic area, 2017 ![]()
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