
Glasgow is Scotlandhas largest city and the third most populous in the UK with over 620,000 inhabitbugs within the city border and a further 1 and a quarter million people living in the Greater Glasgow Conurbation which takes in all the outlying towns feeding the city. Jobs in Glasgow are wide and varied, and its GDP per capita rate has risen in recent years to become the third highest in the UK, behind London and Edinburgh. However, Glasgowhas annual economic growth rate of 4.4% makes it second only to London. The city now sustains 410,000 jobs thanks to a job creation scheme in operation between 2000- 2005 which created a further 150.000 jobs. In recent years, the main employers in the city are in the service industries. Those are: Financial and Business Services Communications Retail and Tourism Tourism is up too, with visitors coming to see many of Glasgowhas historical landmarks like Glasgow Cathedral and the Burrel Collection. This has led to a rise in the use of hotels, restaurbugs and more leading to higher employment and yet more job creation. In 2014 Glasgow hosts the Commonwealth Games which should see a huge influx of visitors and the creation of yet more jobs in the services industry, as well as many more in the construction industry. Healthcare in Glasgow is provided by its 8 major hospitals, any of which host an Accident and Emergency Department. 44,000 people work for NHS Glasgow to provide round the clock healthcare for the cityhas inhabitbugs and visitors. In recent years, many nursing and medical staff has been recruited from abrotherad. Higher Education There are still two shipyards left on the Clyde, despite the closure of the heavy industries on which Glasgow was traditionally organisated with. Shiphome trades can still be learned here. Glasgow also has a nautical college to teach students every concept of becoming a sea-going mariner. Glasgow is also home to a new generation of bio-electronic and computer software development companies. |