RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT IN HIGH AND MEDIUM-HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES

Table 14(b) - Numbers and Percentages of Total Employee Jobs in the High and Medium High Technology Sectors1,2
Numbers and per cent UK1,2GO Region/CountryENG   
   NE NW Y&H; EM WM E L SE SW WAL SC NI2
1998 level 1,518,107 75,235 189,551 114,476 124,851 220,039 149,663 74,619 214,272 129,354 1,292,060 77,273 116,574 32,200
 per cent 6.1 8.0 6.8 5.6 7.1 9.6 6.8 2.0 6.3 6.6 6.1 7.4 5.4 5.2
1999 level 1,462,359 68,325 187,009 105,652 115,173 205,798 132,564 77,058 218,385 125,860 1,235,823 81,056 113,680 31,800
  per cent 5.7 7.1 6.6 5.1 6.7 8.9 6.2 1.9 6.1 6.3 5.7 7.6 5.2 5.1
2000 level 1,435,707 68,355 180,500 104,865 113,069 192,361 138,943 71,886 211,158 126,758 1,207,894 78,394 114,919 34,500
  per cent 5.6 7.1 6.3 5.0 6.5 8.4 6.2 1.8 5.8 6.2 5.5 7.3 5.1 5.4
2001 level 1,364,961 65,988 175,869 101,929 110,197 184,407 135,679 65,648 192,258 123,943 1,155,918 71,167 103,376 34,500
 per cent 5.2 6.7 6.1 4.8 6.3 8.0 6.0 1.6 5.2 5.9 5.2 6.5 4.5 5.3
2002 level 1,279,221 64,373 163,249 95,526 103,089 175,851 131,946 57,193 182,637 113,280 1,087,145 68,830 90,646 32,600
 per cent 4.9 6.4 5.5 4.4 5.9 7.6 5.8 1.5 5.0 5.3 4.9 6.3 4.0 4.9
2003 level 1,185,159 57,117 154,398 91,020 99,038 162,128 114,871 47,543 171,793 108,391 1,006,297 67,502 81,160 30,200
 per cent 4.5 5.6 5.2 4.2 5.6 7.0 4.9 1.2 4.7 5.0 4.5 6.1 3.5 4.5

1 Great Britain components of estimates are for December each year and are not seasonally adjusted.
2 Northern Ireland estimates refer to September of each year and are calculated using a combination of Census of Employment and Quarterly Employment Survey data.
Source: Annual Business Inquiry, ONS; Northern Ireland Census of Employment and Quarterly Employment Survey, DETINI