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Employment

UK- 76.4%

LEP- 75.1%

Unemployment 

UK- 3.9%

LEP- 4.7%

Full Time Salary

UK Average- £30,414

LEP Average- £38,272

Self-Employed

13.2%

866,200 people in the LEP region are Self-Employed

Apprenticeships

There are approximately 1,591 live vacancies within a 40 mile radius of the City of London including roles within Business Development, Fire and Security Engineering, Accountancy, Civil Engineering, Project Management, Product Development, Software Engineering and many more! Find local opportunities on https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/ 

Qualifications

4,752,700 people have at least a level 2 qualification such as GCSEs or NVQs.

No Qualifications- 6,7%

Level 1- 85%

Level 2- 78.5%

Level 3- 67%

Level 4- 54.2%

Where do most people work right now?

Most Jobs

Science and Technology- 705,000 (13.7%)

Wholesale and Retail- 619,000 (12%)

Administration- 565,000 (10.9%)

Health and Social Care- 530,000 (10.3%)

Accommodation and Food- 436,000 (8.4%)


Fewest Jobs

Arts and Entertainment- 128,000 (2.5%)

Manufacturing- 112,999 (2.2%)

Electricity, Gas and Air- 19,000 (0.4%)

Water, Sewage and Waste- 14,000 (0.3%)

Mining, Quarrying and Utilities- 3,000 (0.1%)

Growth Sectors

Professional Services 

IT and Cyber Security

Health and Social Care 

Construction 

Creative and Digital 

What are some of the regions big name companies?