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Regional / national dimension
The South East has the largest number of people, directly or indirectly employed in the logistics sector, with over a quarter of a million people. The North West is the second largest English region employing over 200,000 people. The East of England, West Midlands and Greater London all contribute to 12% of logistics employment.
Scotland accounts for the employment of 7% of the total, Wales 4% and Northern Ireland 1%.
Source: UK Logistics Sector Profile 2006
For up-to-date statistics on Large Goods vehicle (LGV) driver vacancies by region go to the Skills for Logistics website - the March 2006 report using NOMIS data is available.
English regions
In England there are approximately 56,000 workplaces, accounting for 3% of all workplaces. There are 1.5 million in the English sector workforce accounting for 6.5% of all employment in England. 22% of the workforce are female and 7% are from minority ethnic groups. There workforce has an older profile, particularly in the road freight industry.
Source: English Logistics Sector Profile 2006
For detailed regional information and data see:
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