UKCS OFFSHORE WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT 2013
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4.
Total Workforce
At 56,982, 2012 saw the highest total number of workers travelling offshore on the UK Continental Shelf
(UKCS) since 2006, when data were first analysed. This is an increase of nearly nine per cent from 2011 when
52,300 employees travelled offshore, which is the most significant year-on-year increase, and nearly a 14 per
cent increase from 2006.
Figure 1: Total Number of Personnel who Travelled Offshore from 2006 to 2012
46,000
48,000
50,000
52,000
54,000
56,000
58,000
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Number of Personnel
Years
