Sligo
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Sligo County Council
| Land Mass |
183,746 ha |
| % of Ireland |
2.6% |
| Population Density (2011) |
35.52 persons per sq km |
Human Resource
| County Population 2011 (Preliminary) |
65,270 |
| Population Change (2006-2011) |
7.2% |
Key Centres with Population over 1,000 (2006)
| Sligo |
19,402 |
| Tubbercurry |
1,421 |
| Strandhill |
1,413 |
| Ballymote |
1,229 |
Employment
| Employed (2006) |
27,328 |
| Labour force Participation on Rate (2006) |
60.3% |
| Employment Growth (2002-2006) |
14.2% |
Natural Resources
| Average Farm Size (2000)(ha) |
24.5 |
| Farming, Fishing & Forestry workers (2006) |
1,795 |
Numbers Employed by Sector (2006)
| Total |
27,328 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing |
1,795 |
| Industry |
7,026 |
| Services |
18,507 |
Most Important Industrial Sectors 2009
| Top three industrial sectors account for 63% of total industrial employment |
| 1. Other manufacturing* |
| 2. Manufacture of rubber and plastic products |
| 3. Manufacture of food products |
* Other manufacturing includes the manufacture of medical instruments.
Agency Assisted Employment (2010)
| Employment in Agency Assisted Irish Owned Companies |
1,280 |
| Employment in Agency Assisted Foreign Owned Companies |
2,037 |
Income & Output
| Net Output per Person Engaged (2009) |
€105,314 |
| Avg. Industrial Wage (2009) |
€30,556 |
| Avg. Disposable Income per Capita (2008) |
€21,798 |
Tourism (2010)
| Number of Overseas Tourists |
180,000 |
| Revenue Generated by Overseas tourists |
€54m |
Enterprise (2009)
| Number of Active Enterprises |
2,537 |
| Percentage of Micro-Enterprises (10 or fewer employees) |
91.8% |
| Percentage Change in Number of Enterprises (2007-2009) |
-4.4% |
Labour Catchments in county Sligo (2006)*
| Sligo borough labour catchment |
20,321 |
| Tubbercurry labour catchment |
1,327 |
* 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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