Dundee is a regional centre and draws skilled workers from a 60 -minute catchment population of 640,000 within a drive and has a local population of 142,000.

The availability of a large pool of highly skilled labour is a key feature in the Dundee economy. Dundee is literally a "smart " location with a startlingly large amount of "brainware".

1 in 7 people in Dundee are currently studying at one of the cities 2 excellent universities or its first rate further education college.

Flexibility in the labour force is currently more prevalent in Dundee than in Scotland as a whole. All forms of labour market flexibility - part-time, temporary employment, self-employment and shift work - are widely operational within the city.

Labour force stability in the City of Discovery is excellent , enabling companies to forward plan with confidence. Labour turnover levels are less than 5% and absenteeism averages just 2%