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West Lothian Economic Statistics 2004
| Total Population (2003) |
161,020 |
| Working Age Population (2003) |
104,894 |
| GDP (2001) (£ million) |
2,410 |
| GDP per head (2001) (£) |
15,154 |
| Manufacturing GVA (2002) (£million) |
520 |
| Number of VAT registered companies (2002) |
2,955 |
| Number of large companies of 250+ employees (2003) |
370 |
| Employment rate (% of adults of working age) (2002) |
79.1 |
| Percentage of employee jobs in the service sector (2002) |
74% |
| Average gross weekly earnings of full time workers on adult rates (2003) |
£423.00 |
| Claimant unemployment rate (%) (2003) |
3.2 |
| People of working age claiming key Social Security benefits or tax credits (%) (Feb 2004) |
16 |
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Source: Scottish Executive
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West Lothian employment by sector
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2002 |
2003 |
| Sector |
No. of jobs |
% of total West Lothian workforce |
No. of jobs |
% of total West Lothian workforce |
| Construction |
4300 |
8.0 |
4500 |
8.2 |
| Distribution |
5100 |
9.5 |
5100 |
9.3 |
| Leisure |
3650 |
6.8 |
3600 |
6.5 |
| Manufacturing |
13800 |
25.8 |
13600 |
24.6 |
| Farming |
400 |
0.8 |
500 |
0.9 |
| Quarrying |
50 |
0.1 |
100 |
0.1 |
| Retail |
6800 |
12.7 |
7100 |
12.9 |
| Business services |
14400 |
26.8 |
14900 |
27.1 |
| Transport |
2800 |
5.2 |
3300 |
6.0 |
| Personal services |
2300 |
4.3 |
2500 |
4.5 |
Source: West Lothian Council
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| West Lothian Employment Survey and Business Structure 2003 |
 The estimated number of jobs in West Lothian has increased by around 2% from 67,000 in 2002, to 68,700.
The number of private sector businesses in West Lothian stands at its highest ever level - just under 4,500.
The 10 largest private sector employers account for 22% of all private sector jobs.
Small businesses (those employing 10 people or less) account for 83% of all businesses based in West Lothian and provide over a fifth of all private sector employment.
18% of respondents said they expected to increase their employment over the next 6 months, and 1 in 4 businesses said they would increase employment over the next 12 months.
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| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 2001 |
| Area |
Total GDP (£million) |
GDP per head (£) |
| West Lothian |
2,410 |
15,154 |
| Edinburgh |
9,954 |
22,168 |
| Mid & East Lothian |
1,528 |
8,931 |
| Grampian* |
15,031 |
19,300 |
| Falkirk |
1,760 |
12,114 |
| Glasgow |
11,059 |
19,110 |
| N Lanarkshire |
3,215 |
10,010 |
| S Lanarkshire |
3,546 |
11,729 |
| Scotland |
69,179 |
12,117 |
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| Source: Scottish Executive
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