East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy 2005/06

Table 8.6 - Change in number of jobs related to food production and distribution
2001 jobs 2002 jobs 2003 jobs 2004 jobs* 2005 jobs % 2004
to 2005
Boston
2,478
2,770
2,906
2,312
2,549
10.3
East Lindsey
934
1,163
704
532
627
17.9
Lincoln
999
992
876
959
876
-8.7
North Kesteven
3,080
2,873
2,623
2,607
2,454
-5.9
Rutland
74
56
46
68
55
-19.1
South Holland
7,562
7,715
7,699
7,114
7,019
-1.3
South Kesteven
3,249
3,442
3,754
3,339
3,237
-3.1
West Lindsey
1,479
1,468
1,206
1,133
1,240
9.4
Eastern Sub Area
19,854
20,479
19,814
18,062
18,058
0.0
East Midlands
71,985
70,503
68,150
66,451
65,188
-1.9
Source: ABI
* 2004 data has been revised by ONS and differs from that published in the previous monitoring report
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The definition used for food production and
distribution covers a range of Standard Industrial
Classification codes, covering production and
wholesale.
15 : Manufacturing of food and beverages
5117 : Agents involved in the sale of food,
beverages and tobacco
5131 : Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
5132 : Wholesale of meat and meat products
5133 : Wholesale of dairy produce, eggs and
edible oils and fats
5134 : Wholesale of alcoholic and other beverages
5136 : Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and
sugar confectionery
5137 : Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
5138 : Wholesale of other food including fish,
crustaceans and molluscs
5139 : Non-specialised wholesale of food,
beverages and tobacco
Data Analysis
8.15 Employment rates in coastal local authority
areas were similar to those for Lincolnshire as a
whole. In one area, South Holland, the employment
rate in 2005 at 77.6% was above that for Lincolnshire
at 76.5%. According to the Annual Population
Survey, employment rates in 2004 and 2005
remained fairly constant although there has been an
increase in the employment rate in East Lindsey from
70.9% in 2004 to 74.3% in 2005. The Annual
Population Survey data at the local authority level
has a confidence interval for the data on average of
+/- 3.5%.
8.16 To compare labour market performance in
coastal areas in the winter (January) and summer
(August), claimant count unemployment data has
been used since this is available monthly.
Unemployment rates remain relatively low although
they have been gradually increasing over the past
few years. Unemployment rates in the coastal areas
are marginally higher in January than they are in
August, reflecting the seasonality of employment.
8.17 The STEAM model suggests that overall there
has been a slight increase in visitor spend from 2004
to 2005 in Lincolnshire, although still below that for
2003. Much of the increase is due to increased spend
by day visitors. The Lincolnshire Tourism Model 2003
indicated that approximately 18% of the day visitor
spend in Lincolnshire was spent in coastal areas (East
Midlands Spatial Strategy Annual Monitoring Report
2004/05).
8.18 The Index of Deprivation 2004 remains the
same as in the 2004/05 monitoring report, revealing
that East Lindsey is in the most deprived 25% of local
authorities in the country.
8.19 Although the number of jobs in food
production and distribution remained constant
between 2004 and 2005; between 2001 and 2005,
according to the ABI, there has been a decline of
1,796 jobs (approximately 9.0%) in food production
and distribution in the Eastern Sub-area.