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It's the City For People

The City of Lisburn has a population of 109, 600.  It is anticipated that by 2017 there will be around 114,400 people living in the City of Lisburn, 40% of which are under 40 years of age. 

^{(Source: NISRA June 2003)}

There is a young, multi skilled, English speaking workforce with 70% of the population economically active.

^{(Source: NI Labour Force Survey 2002)}

Skills Breakdown

In the City 25,312 (71.8%) employee jobs are in the service sector and 7,252 (20.6%) jobs are in the manufacturing sector .

^{(Source: NI Census of Employment 2001)}

Characterised by competitive labour costs, the local workforce is highly professional, with a high concentration of senior managers and technical personnel.  There are also a large number of school leavers and graduates keen to avail of local skilled and semi skilled careers.

Employment

Lisburn enjoys low levels of unemployment:

^{(Source: NISRA February 2005)}

Education

64.92% of young people in Lisburn progress to Higher or University Education

41.78% school leavers achieved 2 or more ‘A’ Levels compared to 39% in the rest of Northern Ireland.

62.8% of young people achieved 5 or more GCSEs compared to 58.7% in the rest of Northern Ireland.

^{(Source:  ‘Qualifications and Destinations of Northern Ireland School Leavers 2001/02’ from Department of Education).}

The City of Lisburn has a workforce with the key skills valued by employers: good communication; high levels of literacy and numeracy; IT skills.

Disposable Income

Average Gross Weekly Earnings for Lisburn

Average Gross Weekly Earnings for Lisburn

^{(Source: Northern Ireland Earnings Survey 2003)}

N.Ireland Economic Performance