This visualization is about the current situation and development of the structure of the economy of province of Flevoland in comparison to it’s municipalities and the Netherlands. In one view you can compare 8 different regions and 12 business sectors for over a period of 10 years. It’s easy to comprehend what the structure of the economy of Flevoland is composed of. Visually trends become apparent, not just for one region, but all regions in one view. You can see changes over time for a certain business sector in a region and compare that to the development of that sector in other regions.

1. Business sectors in change. The Netherlands, province of Flevoland and Flevoland municipalities, 2000-2010, jobs
share per sector in total economy (%), measured in jobs (fulltime and parttime). Sorted on size of business sectors for province of Flevoland.
Netherlands Flevoland Almere Dronten Lelystad NO-polder Urk Zeewolde
%
30 25,1
21,0 20,7
17,3 16,6 16,2 16,5
20
11,4
business and
10
financial services
0
30
19,8 21,5 21,3 21,5
17,4 18,0 16,3 17,2
20
10
trade
0
30
18,2
20 15,8 13,7 13,6 11,8 13,4
9,1
10 6,4
care sector
0
30 26,6
20
11,7 11,8
industrial sector 9,2
6,7 8,4 8,7 10,4
10
0
30
20
6,8 6,8 7,6 7,3 6,1 6,4
10 5,5 4,4
education
0
30
20
8,4
10 5,5 5,2 5,4
3,1 2,7 2,6 2,7
government
0
30
20
10,0
7,4
10 4,3 4,7 4,3 4,1 3,3 2,8
remaining services
0
30
20
8,2
10 6,2 4,6 5,7 4,8 4,6
4,1 4,3
construction
0
30
20 16,2
10,7
agriculture and 10 4,5
8,7 8,4
3,0 1,3
fishery 0,4
0
30
20
10,3
10 5,2 3,8 3,5 4,0 3,8
2,3 3,1
transport
0
30
20
information and 10 5,1
3,2 3,8 3,3
2,3 2,1 1,4 2,5
communication
0
30
20
10 4,3 2,9 3,2 3,2
2,8 2,9 2,7 2,5
hotel and catering
0
100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
The visualization is most effective when printed in colour on A4 paper (portrait).
This visualization is part of a forhtcoming publication about the development of jobs and businesses in the province of Flevoland (2011). Free to use with acknowledgement.
colophon: Province of Flevoland I Department of Economy & Society I Research & Statistics I Joshua de Haseth I onderzoek@flevoland.nl I www.flevoland.nl/feitenencijfers