Statistical data set

Concentration of employment in local units in various sectors: March 2011 and March 2013

Analyses the location quotient of people employed in local units by Industrial Strategy sectors.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 14 August 2013

BIS analysis of location quotient employment in local units in various sectors using IDBR, March 2011 and March 2013

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Location quotient (LQ) is a way of measuring how concentrated a particular industry, occupation, or demographic group is in an area, compared to the nation as a whole. It can show what makes a particular region unique in comparison to the national average.

This data analyses the local concentrations of people employed in the following sectors:

• aerospace
• automotive
• construction
• information economy
• life sciences
• oil and gas
• professional and business services

These sectors are taken from the government’s Industrial Strategy.

The analysis was undertaken using Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) data in July 2013 by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS).

Published 14 August 2013