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industry coefficient of localization in the regions of the Slovak
Republic is depicted on Graph 1.
Graph 1: Industry localization in the regions of the SR
Resource: own calculations based on Statistical Office of the
Slovak Republic
Agriculture, forestry and fishing (A) sector in the SR gradually
decreases its share of employment and GDP creation. With
regard to its localization coefficient in the Slovak Republic
regions, above-average share of employment is showed in Nitra
Region (NR), Banská Bystrica Region (BB), and Prešov Region
(PO). The significant decrease of the localization coefficient was
recorded in the Trnava Region (TT) in connection with the
development of automobile industry. The lowest value of the
localization coefficient is in the Bratislava Region (BA) only
0.24 in 2001 and it increased slightly to 0.35 until 2014.
With regard to construction (F), in year 1995, this sector was
above-average localized especially in the Bratislava Region (LQ:
1.30). Since year 1996, the Žilina Region was at the first place
(LQ: 1.36 in 2005). Since year 2010, the Prešov Region (LQ:
1.49 in 2014) was at the first place. In the observed period, the
differences in the localization in the construction sector in the
Slovak Republic regions were increasing.
Other important sectors of the Slovak Republic economy are
such as: wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and
motorcycles, transportation and storage and accommodation and
food service activities (G-I) that represent the biggest employers
in the SR. In these areas, the differences between regions in
employment are small (LQ is between 0.8-1.2) and during the
observed period are decreasing (graph 2). In the most years, the
Bratislava Region takes the first place. The lowest LQ was in the
Trenčín Region (TN) and since 2007 in the Prešov Region (PO).
Graph 2: Trade (G-I) localization in the regions of the SR
Resource: own calculations based on Statistical Office of the
Slovak Republic
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security,
education, human health and social work activities (O-Q) sectors
show small relative differences in employment, however these
are slightly increasing. Until 2005, the highest LQ was in the
Prešov Region (PO), later in the Košice Region (KE) and the
Banská Bystrica Region (BB). The lowest localization
coefficient was in the Trenčin Region (TN) amounted to 0.74 in
1997.
Information and communication sector (J) is very perspective
sector where we can observe significant difference between the
Bratislava Region and other regions when in 2011 LQ reached
value of 1.65. The Košice Region is at the second place (LQ up
to 1.23). In other regions, LQ values are almost at the same
level. Although since 2010, the differences had been increased.
The Prešov (LQ: 0.64 in 2010) and the Trenčín Region are at the
last place.
Financial and insurance activities (K) sector is above-average
localized in the Bratislava Region (graph 3), which as the only
region is placed over the average of the Slovak Republic and in
2004 and 2006 reached LQ value up to 2.7. The Trenčín Region
(LQ: 0.43 in 2005) was at the last place until 2010, since then it
was the Žilina Region.
Graph 3: Financial and insurance activities localization in the
regions of the SR
Resource: own calculations based on Statistical Office of the
Slovak Republic
We can observe significant margin of the Bratislava Region over
other regions in the SR (LQ: 2.51 in 2014) also in real estate
activities (L). The Košice Region, that is the second one, reached
the level over the SR average only in some years. Other regions
do not reach the average level at all. The Prešov Region was the
last one (LQ: 0.39 in 2011) and the Žilina Region is the last one
within the last two years.
Sectors Professional, scientific and technical activities and
administrative and support service activities (M-N) is
characterized by a significant employment localization in the
Bratislava Region, although its significant margin over other
regions is slightly decreasing (LQ: 2.22 in 1995, in 2014: 1.91).
The lowest localization coefficient value of 0.57 in this sector
was in the Prešov Region in 1996.
In sectors such as arts, entertainment and recreation, other
service activities (R-U), the Bratislava Region margin over other
regions was at the beginning quite significant, however, in the
following years, the differences were reduced. The Banská
Bystrica Region, the Trenčín Region, the Nitra Region and the
Žilina Region alternate at last places.
We evaluated differences in the localization of the particular
sectors in the SR by means of variation coefficient. The result
values of the variation coefficient are depicted in Graph 4.
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