Edinburgh has the strongest economy of any city in the UK outside London and is continually growing. The strength of the economy and the wealth of training and educational facilities attracts the best of the undergraduate and postgraduate population to employment in the city, with the highest number of graduates per capita overall in the EU.

Employment in Edinburgh is higher than any other city in Scotland at 85 per cent. The largest areas of employment are in the financial services, public sector and tourism.

Over 40 per cent of Edinburgh's total workforce has a degree qualification, compared with UK average of 13.5 per cent. Over 60 per cent of Lothian's population is of working age - higher than anywhere else in Scotland.