Employment density and distribution
Edinburgh's workforce is both cosmopolitan and
highly localised.
Over half of Edinburgh’s population was born
outwith Edinburgh and 27% outwith Scotland.
In 2005/6, there were 11,670 non-UK nationals
in Edinburgh from 75 different countries registered for National
Insurance.
Just over two-thirds of Edinburgh’s working
population lives within the city. The other main sources of labour
for the Edinburgh economy are West Lothian (7% of the total),
Midlothian (7%), East Lothian (6%), Fife (4%), Falkirk (2%) and the
Scottish Borders (1%).
More than 84% of the economically active
working age population is male and over 78% is female.
Workforce density and distribution table
The table below shows the working age
population available within the travel to work area of Edinburgh
City Region.
Working age population available within the travel to work
area of Edinburgh City Region
| Travel time |
30 minutes |
1 hour |
1.5 hours |
2 hours |
2.5 hours |
3 hours |
| Edinburgh |
477,906 |
1,169,625 |
2,181,784 |
2,644,155 |
2,710,043 |
2,908,529 |
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distrubution table
