42
Employee jobs (2012)
Tunbridge Tunbridge South Great
Wells
Wells
East
Britain
(numbers)
(%)
(%)
(%)
Total employee jobs
47,800
-
-
-
Full-time
30,600 64.1 66.9 67.2
Part-time
17,100 35.9 33.1 32.8
Employee jobs
by industry
Energy and Water
300
0.7
1.1 1.1
Manufacturing
2,600
5.5
6.6 8.7
Construction
1,600
3.3
4.5 4.5
Services
43,200 90.5 87.6 85.5
Wholesale & retail
11,300
23.7 17.6 16.1
(inc. motor trades)
Transport storage
1,000
2.1
4.4
4.6
Accommodation
& food services
3,000
6.3
6.6
6.9
Information &
2,300
4.7
5.8
3.9
Communication
Finance & other
10,600
22.2 21.8 21.5
business services
Public admin,
12,400
26.0 26.6 28.1
education & health
Other services
2,600
5.4
4.9
4.5
Source: ONS business register and employment survey
- Data unavailable
% is a proportion of total employee jobs
Employee jobs excludes self-employed, government-supported trainees and HM Forces
Data excludes farm-based agriculture
Economic Indicator Values for Tunbridge Wells
2003
2013
Unemployment Rate (%)
1.0
1.5
Median Full-time Earnings (Workplace) (£)
361.2 554.6
Median Full-time Earnings (Residence) (£)
439.0 613.5
Employment Rate (%)
77.6
77.8
Total Employees
50,133 48,300
Stock of Businesses
4,705 6,225
3 Year Business Survival Rate
70
63.7
GVA per head (£)
14,875 19,884
% Employees in the Knowledge Economy 21.8
21.1
% Working Age Population with NVQA4+ 30.7
41.1
Source: Kent County Council 2013
Qualifications (Jan 2012-Dec 2012)
Tunbridge Tunbridge South Great
Wells
Wells
East
Britain
(numbers)
(%)
(%)
(%)
NVQ4 and above
26,900 41.1 36.8 34.4
NVQ3 and above
40,400 61.7 58.2 55.1
NVQ2 and above
49,300 75.4 75.4 71.8
NVQ1 and above
56,600 86.5 87.7 84.0
Other qualifications
4,200
6.4
5.4 6.3
No qualifications
4,700
7.1
6.9 9.7
Source: ONS annual population survey
Numbers and % are for those of working age
% is a proportion of resident working age population
