5.5 According to Oil and Gas UK, the offshore industry association, some 440,000 jobs throughout the UK were supported by the servicing of offshore activity and in the export of oil and gas related goods and services in 2010. Some 32,000 are employed directly whilst another 207,000 are employed in the wider supply chain, 100,000 in jobs induced by the
economic activity of employees. A further 100,000 individuals are employed across the country in jobs exporting goods and services not linked directly to UK production, a number of which spend extended periods overseas. Similar employment information for the onshore sector is not available.