" Figure 8: Distribution of population and human capital by region, 2015","" "UK","" "","" "Notes","1. Employed human capital estimates the total human capital stock of the employed population of working age (16 to 64). 2. Components may not sum to total due to rounding. 3. Labour productivity growth rate = 2%. 4. Discount rate = 3.5%. " "Unit","%" "","" "Region","Employed Human Capital","Population" "North East","3.4","4.0" "North West","9.9","11.0" "Yorkshire and the Humber","7.3","8.2" "East Midlands","6.4","7.1" "West Midlands","8.1","8.7" "East","9.5","9.1" "London","19.5","14.3" "South East","14.7","13.5" "South West","7.4","8.1" "Wales","3.9","4.7" "Scotland","7.8","8.4" "Northern Ireland","2.1","2.9"