Industry Sector Structure
Employment Statistics (where employment is employees and self-employed people) by broad industry group
This table tells us:
- What the key employment sectors in the local economy are
- Which sectors may grow in the future
Data in the table was accessed via the ONS Business Registration and Employment Survey.
In 2016 there was employment of 486,000 in the LLEP area. The Broad Industry areas with the highest employment were:
- Manufacturing
- Health
- Education
- Retail
The share of employment in the LLEP area when compared with national figures shows that on average there are more people employed locally than nationally in the following:
- Mining, quarrying & utilities
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale
- Motor Trades
- Transport & storage
- Education
Over the period the industry area with the largest growth in employment in the LLEP area was professional, scientific & technical. This was also the case nationally.
| Industry | LLEP Area 2011 | LLEP Area 2016 | Growth 2011 – 16 | England 2011 | England 2016 | Growth 2011 – 16 | ||||||
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 700 | 0.2 | 600 | 0.1 | -100 | -0.1 | 332,000 | 1.4 | 339,000 | 1.3 | 7,000 | -0.1 |
| Mining, quarrying & utilities | 9,000 | 2.1 | 11,000 | 2.3 | 2,000 | 0.2 | 265,000 | 1.1 | 287,000 | 1.1 | 22,000 | 0.0 |
| Manufacturing | 59,000 | 13.6 | 65,000 | 13.4 | 6,000 | -0.2 | 2,042,000 | 8.5 | 2,078,000 | 7.9 | 36,000 | -0.6 |
| Construction | 20,000 | 4.6 | 22,000 | 4.5 | 2,000 | -0.1 | 1,137,000 | 4.7 | 1,217,000 | 4.6 | 80,000 | -0.1 |
| Motor trades | 10,000 | 2.3 | 10,000 | 2.1 | 0 | -0.2 | 444,000 | 1.8 | 485,000 | 1.8 | 41,000 | 0.0 |
| Wholesale | 24,000 | 5.5 | 27,000 | 5.6 | 3,000 | 0.1 | 1,011,000 | 4.2 | 1,064,000 | 4.0 | 53,000 | -0.2 |
| Retail | 41,000 | 9.5 | 44,000 | 9.1 | 3,000 | -0.4 | 2,458,000 | 10.2 | 2,490,000 | 9.4 | 32,000 | -0.8 |
| Transport & storage (inc postal) | 28,000 | 6.5 | 27,000 | 5.6 | -1,000 | -0.9 | 1,108,000 | 4.6 | 1,302,000 | 4.9 | 194,000 | 0.3 |
| Accommodation & food services | 24,000 | 5.5 | 34,000 | 7.0 | 10,000 | 1.5 | 1,639,000 | 6.8 | 1,941,000 | 7.4 | 302,000 | 0.6 |
| Information & communication | 9,000 | 2.1 | 9,000 | 1.9 | 0 | -0.2 | 986,000 | 4.1 | 1,142,000 | 4.3 | 156,000 | 0.2 |
| Financial & insurance | 10,000 | 2.3 | 9,000 | 1.9 | -1,000 | -0.4 | 936,000 | 3.9 | 940,000 | 3.6 | 4,000 | -0.3 |
| Property | 5,000 | 1.2 | 5,000 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.2 | 408,000 | 1.7 | 471,000 | 1.8 | 63,000 | 0.1 |
| Professional, scientific & technical | 25,000 | 5.8 | 42,000 | 8.6 | 17,000 | 2.8 | 1,876,000 | 7.8 | 2,403,000 | 9.1 | 527,000 | 1.3 |
| Business administration & support services | 35,000 | 8.1 | 41,000 | 8.4 | 6,000 | 0.3 | 1,956,000 | 8.1 | 2,380,000 | 9.0 | 424,000 | 0.9 |
| Public administration & defence | 21,000 | 4.8 | 19,000 | 3.9 | -2,000 | -0.9 | 1,147,000 | 4.8 | 1,021,000 | 3.9 | -126,000 | -0.9 |
| Education | 45,000 | 10.4 | 45,000 | 9.3 | 0 | -1.1 | 2,207,000 | 9.2 | 2,294,000 | 8.7 | 87,000 | -0.5 |
| Health | 48,000 | 11.1 | 54,000 | 11.1 | 6,000 | 0.0 | 2,998,000 | 12.5 | 3,310,000 | 12.5 | 312,000 | 0.0 |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services | 19,000 | 4.4 | 20,000 | 4.1 | 1,000 | -0.3 | 1,111,000 | 4.6 | 1,221,000 | 4.6 | 110,000 | 0.0 |
| Column Total | 433,000 | 100 | 486,000 | 100 | 53,000 | 0.0 | 24,063,000 | 100 | 26,385,000 | 100 | 2,322,000 | 0.0 |
