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Antrim District Council Profile
Population (Census 2001)
Antrim
Total
48,366
Adult (16+)
35,016
Population Density (persons per hectare)
0.84
 
Labour Market
Antrim
Unemployment
Employment (2001Census)
21,634
Average Gross Annual Earnings
£17,139
VAT Registered Business Base 2002

Businesses1

% total

Employment

% total

SIC(92) Section
A
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry
525
32.6
935
8.6
B
Fishing
5
0.3
*
*
C
Mining and Quarrying
*
*
*
*
D
Manufacturing
120
7.5
3,145
28.8
E
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
*
*
*
*
F
Construction
225
14.0
1,685
15.4
G
Wholesale & Retail Trade
295
18.4
1,460
13.4
H
Hotels and Restaurants
75
4.7
950
8.7
I
Transport, Storage and Communication
140
8.7
935
8.6
J
Financial Intermediation
*
*
*
*
K
Real Estate and Renting
145
9.0
1,100
10.1
L
Public Administration and Defence
*
*
*
*
M
Education
10
0.6
*
*
N
Health and Social Work
10
0.6
120
1.1
O
Other Community Services
55
3.4
520
4.8
Total
1,610
-
10,915
-
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
110
115
95
105
115
De-Registrations
95
75
90
90
80
Registrations per 10,000 adult population
32.8
Assisted Start-Ups
1998/99
1999/00
2000/01
2001/02
2002/2003
Business Start Programme
11
20
12
18
41
Community Business Starts
0
0
0
0
0
Home Start
2
0
0
0
0
Growth Start
6
1
5
7
6
Total
19
21
17
25
6
InvestNI Primary Active Client Base 2002
No. of Clients
Employment
Sales
£m
External Sales
£m
Exports
£m
InvestNI Clients
87
3,822
288
200
94
Total NI Base
2,040
105,276
10,292
7,389
4,090
%Total Base
4.3
3.6
2.8
2.7
2.3
       
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
47
1,764,114
42
5,183,622
34
18,799,710
123
25,747,446
 
 
 
 
 
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