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Figure9 shows thehighest percentage increase from2006 to2013was formalepersonnelworking in thewest of
Shetlandwitha79.7percent increase.Bothmaleand femaleworkershave increased inall areasexcept for females
inmultiple sectorswhere theyhavedecreasedby10.1per cent from2006 to2013.
Therehasbeena largerpercentagerise inwomenworking inthenorthern,centralandsouthernNorthSea, together
with theMorecambeBay area,when comparedwith theirmale colleagues. However, the very small basenumber
forwomenmeans that a small increase innumbersequates toahighpercentage change.
Figure9:Difference in theGeographical Distributionof theTotalWorkforcebetween2006and2013
Sectors
2006
2013
%Difference
2006 to2013
No.Males No. Females No.Males
No. Females No.Males
No. Females
Central
NorthSea
21,805
903
28,523
1,241
30.8
37.4
Northern
NorthSea
6,255
181
7,479
263
19.6
45.3
Southern
NorthSea
5,522
208
6,227
242
12.8
16.3
Morecambe
Bay
6
814
30
1,306
53
60.4
76.7
West of
Shetland
1,146
63
2,059
92
79.7
46.0
MultipleSectors
12,959
385
14,061
346
8.5
-10.1
6.
EarliestMorecambeBayfigures recordedare from2009andnot 2006
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Source: VantagePOB
