Regional Economy Sample Clauses

Regional Economy. Dundee economy Dundee is a major regional employment, education and retail centre. The largest employment sectors in the city are: Health and Social work (22.4% of jobs), Wholesale and Retail (17.1%), Education (10.5%) and Hotels and Restaurants (9.2%). Dundee contains the largest number of academic and biomedical researchers outwith Cambridge and is home to 13% of the UK’s digital entertainment industry. Dundee also has the highest student to resident ratio of any city in Scotland. The £1 billion Dundee Waterfront project is the only major project of its type currently in Scotland and is one of the most active regeneration projects in the UK. Angus economy Angus is a rural area of outstanding beauty featuring scenic glens and a rugged coastline. The largest employment sectors in Angus are: Wholesale and Retail (18.2%), Health and Social Work (15.2% of jobs), Manufacturing (13.6%), and Hotels and Restaurants (9.1%) The Angus economy has been dependent historically on small to medium sized businesses and on traditional activities of food production & processing, agriculture, forestry & fishing and textile industries. It is acknowledged that the local economy needs to diversify and develop more growth industries, with a corresponding development of the relevant skills to achieve this. Rurality is recognised as an issue within the Angus economy and the College with mobility in respect of employment and study limited by rural location, economic ability and limited public transport links. To help to overcome these issues, the College operates a range of outreach facilities and provision designed to provide learning and training opportunities that meet localised need and operates a comprehensive transport service, providing dedicated bus services for learners from all main Angus population centres to facilitate their attendance at College. Sectoral Employment Summary The chart below demonstrates the spread of employment in the top 20 Employment Sectors across Tayside as a whole in 2018. The chart below shows the projected changes in employment by occupation in Tayside, which reflects changes overall in Scotland. Productivity (GVA) Gross Value Added (GVA) is a measure of the value of goods and services produced in an area. GVA in Tayside in 2018 was £9.6bn, seven per cent of total national output (£134.7bn). This share of GVA ranks Tayside the sixth largest of all Scottish RSA regions in economic terms. GVA in Tayside is forecast to grow at a rate below the Scott...
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Regional Economy. Dundee economy  Dundee is a major regional employment, education and retail centre.  The largest employment sectors in the city are: Health and Social work (22.4% of jobs), Wholesale and Retail (17.1%), Education (10.5%) and Hotels and Restaurants (9.2%).  Dundee contains the largest number of academic and biomedical researchers out with Cambridge and is home to at least 13% of the UK’s digital entertainment industry.  Dundee also has the highest student to resident ratio of any city in Scotland.  The 30 year, £1 billion Dundee Waterfront project, is the only major project of its type currently in Scotland and continues to be one of the most active regeneration projects in the UK. The V&A museum will open in 2018, along with a new rail station and hotel accommodation.  North Sea decommissioning is currently undergoing significant growth. Dundee is well placed to benefit from this and has already attracted a significant amount of related work. In August 2017 AF Offshore Decom UK, one of the North Sea’s most respected and prominent decommissioning contractors announced a contracts with Forth Ports Authority to create an oil and gas decommissioning hub in the port of Dundee. In November 2017, major decommissioning firm WellSafe announced that it has selected Dundee as its onshore marine support facility which is expected to result in several hundred new jobs from 2019.  Expansion by Dundee based fuel pump manufacturer Tokheim UK was announced in October 2017 and is expected to create 140 new jobs. Angus economy  Angus is a rural area of outstanding beauty featuring scenic glens and a rugged coastline.  The largest employment sectors in Angus are: Wholesale and Retail (18.2%), Health and Social Work (15.2% of jobs), Manufacturing (15.2%), and Hotels and Restaurants (6.8%)  The Angus economy has been dependent historically on small to medium sized businesses and on traditional activities of food production & processing, agriculture, forestry & fishing and textile industries. It is acknowledged that the local economy needs to diversify and develop more growth industries, with a corresponding development of the relevant skills to achieve this.  Rurality is recognised as a significant issue within the Angus economy and the College, with mobility in respect of employment and study substantially limited by rural location, economic ability and limited and reduced public transport links. To help to overcome these issues, the College operates a range of outr...
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Regional Economy. Dundee economy  Dundee is a major regional employment, education and retail centre.  The largest employment sectors in the city are: Health and Social work (22.1% of jobs), Wholesale and Retail (14.6%), Education (11.7%) and Hotels and Restaurants (7.1%).  Dundee contains the largest number of academic and biomedical researchers outwith Cambridge and is home to 13% of the UK’s digital entertainment industry.  Dundee also has the highest student to resident ratio of any city in Scotland.  The £1 billion Dundee Waterfront project is the only major project of its type currently in Scotland and is the third most active regeneration project in the UK behind the Olympic Park and Wembley City in London. Angus economy  Angus is a rural area of outstanding beauty featuring scenic glens and a rugged coastline.  The largest employment sectors in Angus are: Health and Social Work (17.9% of jobs), Manufacturing (16.2%), Wholesale and Retail (14.5%) and Hotels and Restaurants (7.2%)  The Angus economy has been dependent historically on small to medium sized businesses and on traditional activities of food production & processing, agriculture, forestry & fishing and textile industries. It is acknowledged that the local economy needs to diversify and develop more growth industries, with a corresponding development of the relevant skills to achieve this.  Rurality is recognised as an issue within the Angus economy and the College with mobility in respect of employment and study limited by rural location, economic ability and limited public transport links. To help to overcome these issues, the College operates a range of outreach facilities and provision designed to provide learning and training opportunities that meet localised need and operates a comprehensive transport service, providing dedicated bus services for learners from all main Angus population centres to facilitate their attendance at College. Sectoral Employment Summary The chart below demonstrates the spread of employment in the top 20 Employment Sectors across Tayside as a whole in 2015. The chart below shows the change in employment by occupation in Tayside, which reflects changes overall in Scotland. This shows that the number of Tayside residents employed in Professional occupations increased by 15% between 2005 and 2013, whilst associate professional occupations also increased substantially. There have also been large increases in the numbers of Sales & customer services and elementary occupati...
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Regional Economy. (a) The Parties will identify and discuss economic development opportunities that will benefit the region as a whole.
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