Leitrim
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Leitrim County Council
| Land Mass |
158,885 ha |
| % of Ireland |
2.26% |
| Population Density (2011) |
20 persons per sq km |
Human Resource
| County Population 2011 (Preliminary) |
31,778 |
| Population Change (2006-2011) |
9.8% |
Key Centres with Population over 500 (2006)
| Carrick-on-Shannon |
3,163 |
| Manorhamilton |
1,158 |
| Mohill |
931 |
| Ballinamore |
805 |
| Kinlough |
690 |
| Drumshanbo |
665 |
| Dromahair |
503 |
Employment
| Employed (2006) |
12,669 |
| Employment Growth (2002-2006) |
26.8% |
| Labour Force Participation Rate (2006) |
59.8% |
Natural Resources
| Average Farm Size (2000)(ha) |
24.6 |
| Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2006) |
1,173 |
Numbers Employed by Sector (2006)
| Total |
12,669 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing |
1,173 |
| Industry |
3,552 |
| Services |
7,944 |
Most Important Industrial Sectors 2009
| Top three industrial sectors account for 63% of total industrial employment |
| 1. Manufacture of wood and products of wood and cork, etc furniture |
| 2. Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c |
| 3. Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and preparations |
Agency Assisted Employment (2010)
| Employment in Agency Assisted Irish Owned Companies |
387 |
| Employment in Agency Assisted Foreign Owned Companies |
1,127 |
Income & Output
| Net Output per Person Engaged (2009) |
€135,200* |
| Avg. Industrial Wage (2009) |
€23,368 |
| Avg. Disposable Income per Capita (2008) |
€20,902 |
* There are some limitations associated with Net Output figures which relate to the ownership of companies and transfer pricing arrangements which may be applied.
Tourism (2010)
| Number of Overseas Tourists |
42,000 |
| Revenue Generated by Overseas tourists |
€15m |
Enterprise (2009)
| Number of Active Enterprises |
1,384 |
| Percentage of Micro-Enterprises (10 or fewer employees) |
93.3% |
| Percentage Change in Number of Enterprises (2007-2009) |
-8.2% |
Labour Catchments in county Leitrim (2006)*
| Carrick-on-Shannon labour catchment |
6,632 |
| Manorhamilton labour catchment |
1,234 |
* The labour catchment of a town is that area from which it draws most of its workforce. These figures are the number of workers living in the catchment areas of these towns.
Further detail is contained in the report Travel to Work and Labour Catchments in the Western Region: A Profile of Seven Town Labour Catchments available at: http://www.wdc.ie/publications/reports-and-papers/reports-2009/
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