Employment levels and shares by gender and employment status, 1994-2014
Table taken from Working Futures (2006) shows the number and proportions in the Skillfast-UK sector by gender and employment status (including full-time, part-time and self-employed) for 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 together total employment. Based on CE/IER estimates.

Employment status of Skillfast-UK workforce, 1984-2014
Figure taken from Working Futures (2006) shows the Skillfast-UK workforce by employment status (including full-time, part-time and self-employed) from 1984 to 2004 and predicted numbers until 2014. Based on CE/IER estimates.

Incidence and density of vacancies and recruitment problems in England, 2004
Table shows percentage of establishments with vacancies, including hard-to-fill and skill shortage, vacancies as a percentage of employment, together with hard-to-fill vacancies as a percentage of all vacancies and skills shortage vacancies as a percentage of all vacancies. These sector figures are compared to the whole English economy. Table taken from the Skillfast-UK Skills Needs Assessment 2005a. Data compiled using Spilsbury Research (2004).

Employment profile of the sector by industry, 2003
Table shows the number employed in the sector by industry together with examples of the activities of each industry. Table taken from the 2005 Skillfast-UK Skills Needs Assessment. Data compiled using the Annual Business Inquiry 2003, Labour Force Survey autumn 2004 and Skillfast-UK database of companies.

Profile of sector employment by country and English region, 2003/04
Table shows the numbers and percentages of those employed in the sector by country and English region.  Table taken from the Skillfast-UK Skills Need Assessment 2005a. Data collected from Annual Business Inquiry 2003, Labour Force Survey 2004 and Skillfast-UK database of companies. 

Characteristics of the Scottish apparel, footwear and textiles sector, 2003
Bar-chart taken from Futureskills Scotland 2005 and is based on Annual Business Inquiry 2003. Chart shows the percentage of female employees, part-time jobs and workplaces with 1-10 employees in the apparel, footwear and textiles sector compared to other sectors.

Composition of Skillfast-UK employment by SOC2000 major group, 1994-2014
Working Futures (2006) table shows the employment levels in actual and predicted numbers and percentages for those employed in the Skillfast-UK sector for 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 by SOC2000 major groups. Based on CE/IER estimates.

Total requirement for Skillfast-UK sector by SOC2000 major group, 2004-2014
Figure taken from Working Futures (2006) shows the total requirement for the Skillfast-UK sector by SOC2000 major group for the period 2004-2014. Based on CE/IER estimates.

Occupational profile of apparel manufacturing workforce, 2004
Table shows the numbers and shares of those employed in apparel manufacturing by occupational group. It includes examples of key job roles. Table taken for the Skillfast-UK Skills Needs Assessment 2005a and compiled using data from the 2004 Labour Force Survey.

Occupational profile of the technical textiles workforce, 2005
Table shows percentage of those employed in technical textiles industry by occupational group. Table taken for the Skillfast-UK Skills Needs Assessment 2005a.

Occupational profile of the knitting, lace and narrow fabrics workforce, 2005
Table shows percentage of those employed in knitting, lace and narrow fabrics industry by occupational group. Table taken for the Skillfast-UK Skills Needs Assessment 2005a.

Occupational profile of the dry cleaning, laundry and textile servicing workforce, 2005
Table shows percentage of those employed in the dry cleaning, laundry and textile servicing industry by occupational group. Table taken for the Skillfast-UK Skills Needs Assessment 2005a.

Earnings in the sector, 2004
Table shows the median gross weekly pay in the sector and the annual percentage change between 2003-2004 for manufacturing industry, all manufacturing and all industries. Table taken from the Skillfast-UK Skills Needs Assessment 2005a and is compiled using data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Future recruitment needs by major occupational group, 2005
Table shows the recruitment needs in the sector by SOC2000 major occupational group as a percentage of employment in the group and a percentage of establishments in the sector. Table taken for the Skillfast-UK Skills Needs Assessment 2005a.

Employment in the Skillfast-UK sector by gender, 1984-2014
Figure taken from Working Futures (2006) shows the number of women and men employed in the Skillfast-UK sector from 1984 and predicted numbers until 2014. Based on CE/IER estimates.

Age profile of UK sector workforce, 2004
Table shows the age profile of the apparel, footwear and textiles sector compared to the whole UK economy.  The table is taken from the Skillfast-UK Skills Needs Assessment (2005a) and is compiled using data from the 2004 Labour Force Survey.

Qualifications profile of the workforce, 2004
Figure shows the percentage of the workforce by highest qualification compared to the whole economy.  Figure taken from the Skillfast-UK Assessment of current education and training provision – draft 2005c.  Data is from the 2004 Labour Force Survey.