Tuesday, November 11, 2003
From a new EUOSTAT REPORT at Employment Share of employment in Knowledge-intensive services in the Acceding Countries still below EU average
"In 2002 there were 163 million people employed in the EU, of which 7.4% were employed in high tech and medium-high tech manufacturing1 and 33.3% in knowledge-intensive services1 (KIS). Employment in KIS is growing strongly in the EU, with an annual average growth rate of 3.1% during the 1997-2002 period. High tech and medium-high tech manufacturing grew, but more slowly, at an annual average of 0.9% over the same period.
"Looking at the Acceding Countries2, employment in high tech and medium-high tech manufacturing ranged between 1.1% and 9.2% of total employment. Proportions for KIS varied from 22.8% to 30.9%. Annual average growth rates of employment for the period 1997-2002 varied strongly among countries in both high tech and medium-high tech manufacturing (from -10.7% to +25.4%) and KIS (from -1.0% to +8.0%).
"At regional level3, 13 out of the 20 leading regions in 2002 in high tech and medium-high tech manufacturing were in Germany, while the United Kingdom dominated in KIS, with 6 of the 20 top regions.
"This information, and more, comes from a report4 issued today by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, drawn from the latest Community Labour Force Survey (CLFS) data...."
"In 2002 there were 163 million people employed in the EU, of which 7.4% were employed in high tech and medium-high tech manufacturing1 and 33.3% in knowledge-intensive services1 (KIS). Employment in KIS is growing strongly in the EU, with an annual average growth rate of 3.1% during the 1997-2002 period. High tech and medium-high tech manufacturing grew, but more slowly, at an annual average of 0.9% over the same period.
"Looking at the Acceding Countries2, employment in high tech and medium-high tech manufacturing ranged between 1.1% and 9.2% of total employment. Proportions for KIS varied from 22.8% to 30.9%. Annual average growth rates of employment for the period 1997-2002 varied strongly among countries in both high tech and medium-high tech manufacturing (from -10.7% to +25.4%) and KIS (from -1.0% to +8.0%).
"At regional level3, 13 out of the 20 leading regions in 2002 in high tech and medium-high tech manufacturing were in Germany, while the United Kingdom dominated in KIS, with 6 of the 20 top regions.
"This information, and more, comes from a report4 issued today by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, drawn from the latest Community Labour Force Survey (CLFS) data...."
