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Employment
Skilled workforce
Guildford has a notably skilled and successful workforce, compared to the national average.
Class Groupings 2001 (%) |
Guildford Urban Area |
GB |
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AB. Higher and intermediate managerial/administrative/professional |
34.5 |
21.70 |
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C1. Supervisory clerical junior managerial/administrative/professional |
32.3 |
29.40 |
The Mosaic Consumer Classifications describes nearly 23 per cent of Guildford people as having rewarding careers and living in sought after locations, compared to less than 11 per cent nationally. Young, single and mostly well-educated people make up nearly 25 per cent of the population, compared to less than 7 per cent in the country as a whole.
Employment by Sector |
TTWA |
District |
GB |
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| Main Sectors |
2001 |
1991 |
2001 |
1991 |
2001 |
1991 |
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Manufacturing Industries
Primary Industries
Construction
Hotels & Catering
Transport & Communication
Banking, Finance & Business
Other Services
Utilities
Public Admin & Defence
Retail
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10.1
1.7
5.7
3.2
8.6
27.4
20.7
0.6
5.8
16.3 |
13.3
2.5
4.2
25.2
4.8
17.6
32.4
N/a
N/a
13.9 |
8.9
1.9
6.4
4.0
6.8
25.5
22.6
0.7
7.7
15.6 |
14.2
3.0
4.1
23.9
6.7
18.2
29.8
N/a
N/a
12.3 |
14.8
1.9
6.8
4.8
7.0
17.5
23.9
0.8
5.8
16.6 |
21.2
3.3
4.5
21.5
6.1
12.1
31.2
N/a
N/a
10.7 |
Major employers include: Allianz Insurance, Avaya, BOC Gases, Coutts, Detica, Electronic Arts, Ericsson, Royal Bank of Scotland, Sanofi-aventis UK and Syngenta.
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