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                                 

Thousands and per cent GO Region/Country
  United Kingdom1,2 North East North West Yorkshire and the Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
1998 level 1,518 75.2 189.6 114.5 124.9 220.0 149.7 74.6 214.3 129.4 1,292 77.3 116.6 32.2
 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 68.0 187.0 106.0 115.0 206.0 133.0 77.0 218.0 126.0 1,236 81.0 114.0 32.0
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 1,436 68.0 181.0 105.0 113.0 192.0 139.0 72.0 211.0 127.0 1,208 78.0 115.0 35.0
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 1,365 66.0 176.0 102.0 110.0 184.0 136.0 66.0 192.0 124.0 1,156 71.0 103.0 35.0
 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 64.0 163.0 96.0 103.0 176.0 132.0 57.0 183.0 113.0 1,087 69.0 91.0 33.0
 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 1,180 57.0 153.0 91.0 99.0 160.0 114.0 48.0 172.0 108.0 1,002 67.0 80.0 30.0
 per cent 4.5 5.7 5.1 4.1 5.6 6.9 4.9 1.2 4.7 5.0 4.5 6.0 3.5 4.5
2004 level 1,132 54.0 148.0 86.0 93.0 148.0 108.0 48.0 163.0 107.0 954.0 69.0 79.0 29.0
 per cent 4.2 5.4 4.9 3.8 5.2 6.3 4.7 1.2 4.4 4.9 4.2 5.9 3.4 4.3
2005 level 1,086 55.0 136.0 82.0 97.0 139.0 107.0 42.0 154.0 101.0 914.0 66.0 76.0 29.0
 per cent 4.0 5.1 4.6 3.6 5.2 5.9 4.5 1.0 4.1 4.6 4.0 5.6 3.2 4.1
 

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, Office for National Statistics; Northern Ireland Census of Employment and Quarterly Employment Survey, DETINI