FDI Projects and Employment, 2014 to 2016 2014 2015 2016 Projects Employment Projects Employment Projects Employment Scotland 79 3,532 119 5,385 122 (*21 of which were in Research & Development) 2,868 UK 887 31,344 1065 42,336 1144 44,700 Source: EY Attractiveness Surveys, latest survey results for Scotland available at: http://www.ey.com/uk/en/issues/business-environment/ey-uk-attractiveness-survey-2017-Scotland The fall in the number of jobs created in the latest year from the EY report reflects a shift from larger projects to smaller projects as well as a wider mix of projects.