UKCSOFFSHOREWORKFORCEDEMOGRAPHICSREPORT2014
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40,00
0
42,000
44,000
46,000
48,000
50,000
52,000
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Number of Personnel
Source: VantagePOB
6.2
WorkforceNationalities
In 2013, 51,177 of the personnel who travelled offshore were of British nationality, which is an increase of
8.4 per cent from 2012when therewere 47,192 British personnel offshore. This represents 82.7 per cent of the
2013 total offshoreworkforce, a 0.1 per cent decrease from 2012 and a 3.9 per cent decrease from 2006when
Britishworkersmadeup86.6per cent of the totalworkforce.
Figure20: TheNumber ofOffshoreWorkersof BritishNationality from2006 to2013
Figure 21 illustrates that theUKCSworkforce remains as diverse as ever, showing the nationalities of thosewhowork
offshore.WorkersfromcountriessuchasBangladesh,ElSalvador,Korea,UgandaandYemen joinedtheworkforce in2013.
Figure21: AMapShowing theNationalitiesWorkingOffshoreon theUKContinental Shelf.
TheCountries Shown in LightGreenareRepresentedbyEmployees
