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Larne District Council Profile
Population (Census 2001)
Larne
Total
30,832
Adult (16+)
23,882
Population Density (persons per sq. km)
92
 
Labour Market
Larne
Unemployment
Employment (2001Census)
7,846
Average Gross Annual Earnings
£19,235
VAT Registered Business Base 2002
Businesses1
% of total
Employment
% of total
SIC(92) Section
A Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry 375 38.7 540 8.2
B Fishing 5 0.5 * *
C Mining and Quarrying * * * *
D Manufacturing 50 5.2 2,540 38.7
E Electricity, Gas and Water Supply 5 0.5 * *
F Construction 100 10.3 355 5.4
G Wholesale & Retail Trade 190 19.6 1,190 18.1
H Hotels and Restaurants 55 5.7 545 8.3
I Transport, Storage and Communication 75 7.7 360 5.5
J Financial Intermediation * * * *
K Real Estate, Renting 80 8.2 310 4.7
L Public Administration and Defence * * * *
M Education * * * *
N Health and Social Work 5 0.5 * *
O Other Community Services 25 2.6 325 5.0
Total 970
-
6,560
-
1 Figures are based on VAT registered businesses only.
* Figure not shown due to there either being no businesses in the cell or confidentiality constraints.
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5 and thus may not add to totals.
  Enterprise Activity
VAT Registrations/De-Registrations 2001
 
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Registrations
65
60
50
60
60
De-Registrations
40
40
65
40
60
Registrations per 10,000 adult population
25.1
Assisted Start-Ups
 
1998/99
1999/00
2000/01
2001/02
2002/2003
Business Start Programme
22
23
21
19
53
Community Business Starts
2
0
0
0
1
Home Start
2
0
1
1
0
Growth Start
1
1
4
3
2
Total
27
24
26
23
56
InvestNI Primary Active Client Base 2002
 
No. of Clients
Employment
Sales
£m
External Sales
£m
Exports
£m
InvestNI Clients
30
1,924
201
185
154
Total NI Base
2,040
105,276
10,292
7,389
4,090
%Total Base
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.7
       
Invest NI Assistance Provided 00/01 - 02/03
  
2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
Total for 3 Years
No. of Co.
£
No. of Co.
£
No. of Co.
£
No. of Co.
£
Assistance Offered

23
1,445,662
19
329,009
20
332,931
62
2,107,602
 
 
 
 
 
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