Written Question · S2W-16898 · Session 2
What the current level of employment is in the renewable energy sector.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current level of employment is in the renewable energy sector.
The answer
The official source for employmentestimates by industry group is the Labour Force Survey (LFS). However, data arenot available on employment in the renewable energy sector from the LFS. Industrygroups are constructed using Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes, whichdo not define the renewable energy sector specifically.
Astudy into the renewable energy sector supply chain by Mott MacDonald, publishedin 2004, estimated that there were around 2,0001 jobs in Scotland associatedwith the renewable energy sector.
Source:Renewables Supply Chain, Gap Analysis.
Notes:
1. The jobs estimate is expressedin full-time equivalents and includes induced jobs. Induced jobs are defined asjobs outside the renewable energy industryand its associated supply chain that are created because of activity in the renewableenergy industry; e.g. additional jobs in retail arising from the increased economicactivity.
Astudy into the renewable energy sector supply chain by Mott MacDonald, publishedin 2004, estimated that there were around 2,0001 jobs in Scotland associatedwith the renewable energy sector.
Source:Renewables Supply Chain, Gap Analysis.
Notes:
1. The jobs estimate is expressedin full-time equivalents and includes induced jobs. Induced jobs are defined asjobs outside the renewable energy industryand its associated supply chain that are created because of activity in the renewableenergy industry; e.g. additional jobs in retail arising from the increased economicactivity.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-16898 by reference.