UKCS Offshore Workforce Demographics Report 2013

UKCS OFFSHORE WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT 2013

5. Core Workforce The core workforce is defined as those workers who work offshore for more than 100 nights per year. This captures either the common offshore work patterns of equal time (two weeks on, two weeks off/three weeks on, three weeks off) or two weeks on, three weeks off. In 2012, the core workforce was at its highest level in recent years with 25,760 personnel, representing an 8.4 per cent increase from2011, when there were 23,758 core workers, and a 17.6 per cent increase from2010, when there were 21,896 core workers. This rise in the number of core employees reflects the investment in new developments and improvements to existing assets and infrastructure.

Figure 9: Number of Core Personnel Travelling Offshore from 2006 to 2012

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