Regional / national dimension
The regions with high levels of employment in the Active Leisure and Learning sector include:
- South East
- Scotland
- North West
- London
The regional distribution of establishments reporting vacancies shows that the North West (30%), North East (24%), East of England (23%) and South West (23%) have the highest proportion of establishments reporting each of the vacancies. London has the lowest rate of vacancies (11%).
Skill gaps are most likely to reported by establishments in the North East (32% of establishments) and Yorkshire and Humberside (29%). Establishments in London were least likely to report skills gaps (18% of establishments).
Employment and number of establishments in the sector by region, 2004
Source: Skills Needs Assessment – England 2005, table 3.3b. (1) National Employer Skills Survey 2003 (2) Experian (2005) using the 2004 Labour force Survey.
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