2001 Census
SETTLEMENT ECONOMIC PROFILE for Forres
| Economic Activity | ||
|---|---|---|
| All people aged 16-74 | 6693 |
|
| Economically Active: | ||
| Employed Full time | 2936 |
43.87 % |
| Employed Part time | 928 |
13.87 % |
| Self Employed | 405 |
6.05 % |
| Unemployed | 277 |
4.14 % |
| Full-time Student | 135 |
2.02 % |
| Economically Inactive: | ||
| Retired | 928 |
13.87 % |
| Student | 179 |
2.67 % |
| Looking after home/family | 381 |
5.69 % |
| Permanently sick/disabled | 329 |
4.92 % |
| Other | 195 |
2.91 % |
| Industry of Employment | ||
| All people aged 16-74 in employment | 4382 |
|
| Agriculture, hunting and forestry | 115 |
2.62 % |
| Fishing | 5 |
.11 % |
| Mining and Quarrying | 51 |
1.16 % |
| Manufacturing | 356 |
8.12 % |
| Electricity, gas & water supply | 20 |
.46 % |
| Construction | 312 |
7.12 % |
| Wholesale & retail trade, repair of motor vehicles | 630 |
14.38 % |
| Hotels & Catering | 238 |
5.43 % |
| Transport, storage & communication | 309 |
7.05 % |
| Financial intermediation | 65 |
1.48 % |
| Real estate, renting & business activities | 438 |
10.00 % |
| Public administration & defence | 871 |
19.88 % |
| Education | 270 |
6.16 % |
| Health & social work | 451 |
10.29 % |
| Other | 251 |
5.73 % |
| Qualifications (see note below) | ||
| Group 1 | 1941 |
29.00 % |
| Group 2 | 1059 |
15.82 % |
| Group 3 | 473 |
7.07 % |
| Group 4 | 1227 |
18.33 % |
| No qualifications or qualifications outwith this group | 1993 |
29.78 % |
| Occupational Groups | ||
|---|---|---|
| Managers and senior officials | 482 |
11.00 % |
| Professional | 306 |
6.98 % |
| Associate professional & technical | 865 |
19.74 % |
| Administrative & secretarial | 467 |
10.66 % |
| Skilled trades | 564 |
12.87 % |
| Personal service | 362 |
8.26 % |
| Sales & customer service | 448 |
10.22 % |
| Process, plant & machine Operatives | 333 |
7.60 % |
| Elementary occupations | 555 |
12.67 % |
| Socio-Economic Classification | ||
| Large employers & higher managerial | 201 |
4.59 % |
| Higher professional | 179 |
4.08 % |
| Lower managerial and professional | 1301 |
29.69 % |
| Intermediate | 743 |
16.96 % |
| Small employers & own account workers | 363 |
8.28 % |
| Lower supervisory and techical | 590 |
13.46 % |
| Semi-routine | 956 |
21.82 % |
| Routine | 701 |
16.00 % |
| Never worked | 119 |
2.72 % |
| Long-term unemployed | 98 |
2.24 % |
| Full-time Students | 303 |
6.91 % |
| Not Classifiable | 1139 |
25.99 % |
| Travel to work and place of study | ||
| All people | 9174 |
|
| Work from home | 294 |
3.20 % |
| Train | 95 |
1.04 % |
| Bus, minibus or coach | 209 |
2.28 % |
| Motorcycle, scooter or moped | 46 |
.50 % |
| Driving a car or van | 2466 |
26.88 % |
| Passenger in a car or van | 785 |
8.56 % |
| Taxi or minicab | 27 |
.29 % |
| Bicycle | 383 |
4.17 % |
| On foot | 1656 |
18.05 % |
| Other | 97 |
9,300.04 % |
| For more information contact: Caroline Cook, Planning and Development, The Moray Council, High Street Elgin 01343 563265 | ||