Other Economic Indicators
Refs http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Economy/SNAP/expstats/GDPi2010Q1
Total Population: 5,494,801 (2007 est)
Working Age Population: 2,475,386 (2007 est.)
GDP (£million): 128,929 (2006) 143,834 (2009)
Manufacturing GVA (£million): 28, 900 (2007)
Number of VAT registered companies: 185,925 (2007 est.)
Number of Large Companies (250+ employees) in Scotland: 2,240 (2007)
Number of new homes built pa.: 24,581 (2006)
Employment Rate (% of adults of working age): 78.7 (2007)
Median Gross Weekly Earnings of full-time workers on adult rates (£): 592.70
Claimant Unemployment Rate (%): 2.1 (2007)
People of working age claiming key Social Security benefits (%): 11.7 (Feb. 2007)
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