Industrial Employment Growth in Spanish Regions - the Role Played by Size, Innovation, and Spatial Aspects

Madrid, where a big share of Spanish public services is concentrated; and Balearic Islands
and Canary Islands, which most important industry is tourism⁸.

Now, we can cross both clasiffications and obtain a characterisation of Spanish regions
dividing them in four groups:

a. Less industrialised regions supported by small firms. Composed by those regions where
the share of small firms is higher than average but industrial employment is lower.

b. Industrialised regions based on small firms. Regions with higher than average share on
small firms and industrial employment.

c. Less industrialised regions based on large firms. Regions with lower than average share
on small firms and industrial employment.

d. Industrialised regions based on large firms. Regions with lower than average share of
small firms but higher industrial employment.

Figure 3.- Classification of Spanish regions depending on the share of industrial small firms
and the share of industrial employment.

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Baleares
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15         20         25         30         35

Share of Industrial Employment

⁸ Nevertheless, Balearic Islands and Madrid are in the group of the highest income per head in Spain, well above
national mean and over European Union (15 members) standard. Canary Islands belong to the opposite group,
with an income per head below the national mean and far away from European average.

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