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It's the City For People

The City of Lisburn has a population of approximately 113, 520, 40% of which are under 40 years of age, with 2/3 of the population living in an urban location. Lisburn City Council, in terms of population, is the second largest council in Northern Ireland.

^{(Source: NISRA mid term estimates 2007)}

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 74% employee jobs are in the service sector and 17% jobs are in the manufacturing sector .

^{(Source: Regional Forecasts 2007)}

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, February 2009

Lisburn enjoys low levels of unemployment:

^{(Source: DETINI February 2009)}

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.

54% of young people achieved 5 or more GCSEs compared to 61% in the rest of Northern Ireland. ^{(Source: Regional Forecasts 2007)}

^{(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

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

N.Ireland Economic Performance