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Jobs

A key objective of our economic development strategy is to increase the number of jobs in West Lothian. A further aim is to improve the quality of jobs, supported through improvement in educational attainment and skills.
 

Employee Jobs

Total employee jobs in West Lothian stands at 75,200 (Annual Business Inquiry). The number of jobs held by employees excludes self employed, government-supported trainees, and HM forces.

Expressed as a percentage of total employee jobs, West Lothian has a higher proportion (73%) of full-time employee jobs than either Scotland (67.8%) or Great Britain (68.9%).

The following table highlights the result of the structural shift away from skilled manufacturing employee jobs to low skilled service sector employee jobs.

   

 
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