UK Regional Employment Trends in 2001: Permanent Workforce Dominates

The provided table compares the regional employment proportions of the United Kingdom based on total employment and three types of work. In general, the employment percentages for all regions were above 60% in 2001, except for Northern Ireland, which was approximately 10% lower.

More specifically, permanent workforce represented the highest proportion across all regions, exceeding 40% in England and Wales, and reaching 37% and 35% in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.

A similar pattern can be observed in the category of temporary workforce, with England and Wales again having slightly higher percentages (approximately 5%) compared to the other two regions. England and Wales had allocations of 22% and 21% respectively.

Furthermore, the percentage of overseas employees was significantly lower. In this case, however, Northern Ireland had the highest value among the four regions, standing at 5%, while the remaining regions had percentages between 2.3% and 2.6%.

Overall, the table indicates that the majority of employment in the United Kingdom in 2001 consisted of permanent workforce, with England and Wales having the highest percentages. Temporary workforce had a lower representation, again with England and Wales showing slightly higher percentages. The proportion of overseas employees was smaller, with Northern Ireland having the highest percentage among the regions.