Area type
Non-metropolitan District
Population
147,353
GDP
£2.4 billion
Average salary
£34,576
Labour force
79,178
Job Density
0.66
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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Tendring was worth an estimated £2.4 billion in 2019, according to figures published by the ONS. Tendring's GDP growth between 2018 and 2019 was 3.7% per year. Compare GDP by area.
The Health industry is the largest in Tendring based on the number of jobs, accounting for 16.6% of roles in the area.
2019 ONS figures suggest that there are 52,000 jobs in Tendring, which has a working-age (aged 16-65) population of 79,178. The 2019 job density in Tendring is 0.66, meaning there are 0.66 jobs per member of the Tendring working-age population.
Tendring had a mean average salary for full-time employees of £34,576 in 2021. Tendring's unemployment rate is 9.3% as of 2021. Compare unemployment rate by area.
The 2019 labour force or working-age population in Tendring is 79,178 or 53.7% of the total population.
In 2021, 90.7% of the labour market was recorded as employed, below the 94.8% average rate for England. Of those employed, 17.3% are self-employed, and 82.7% are employees.
The Annual Population Survey for 2020 published by the ONS reports the percentage of the Tendring working-age (aged 16-64) population who have a degree or higher is 31.6%, which is below the 42.8% degree qualification rate for England.
Over 48% of the Tendring working-age population have at least 2 A-levels (or equivalent), and 5% have no qualifications.
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The average salary in Tendring as of 2021 is £34,576. Between 2020 and 2021, average salaries fell by £28. Compare average salaries by area.
Tendring's salary growth rate is -0.08% per year based on changes in average salary between 2020 and 2021, which is 0.08% lower than the average salary growth rate in Tendring over the past 9 years.
Business data published by the ONS in 2020 show the most common job group in Tendring is Administrative Occupations, accounting for 14% of all roles in the area. In England as a whole, the largest job group is Business & Public Service Assoc. Professionals.
The fastest-growing type of job in Tendring is Business & Public Service Assoc. Professionals, with roles increasing 65% between July 2020 and July 2021. In England, the fastest-growing type of role is Corporate Managers And Directors.
Occupation | Number | Percentage | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Occupations | 6,700 | 14.3% | 26.4% |
| Elementary Administration & Service Occs | 4,500 | 9.6% | 21.6% |
| Business & Public Service Assoc. Professionals | 4,300 | 9.2% | 65.4% |
| Leisure, Travel And Related Personal Service Occs | 3,800 | 8.1% | -22.4% |
| Corporate Managers And Directors | 3,200 | 6.8% | -37.3% |
There was a 0% increase in roles between 2019 and 2020. In England as a whole, there was a 2% decrease.
Based on the total number of jobs, the largest industry in Tendring is Health. Other major industries include Retail, Accommodation & Food Services, which represents over 10% of roles in Tendring.
Financial & Insurance companies make up 1% of the Tendring economy that's lower than the average for England as a whole (~3%).
1% of the total jobs in Tendring are in Information and Communication, one of the key sectors for the future, below the 5% of jobs in England as a whole.
Industry | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 7,000 | 16.6% |
| Retail | 6,000 | 14.2% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 4,500 | 10.7% |
| Education | 3,500 | 8.3% |
| Construction | 3,000 | 7.1% |
The fastest-growing industry in Tendring is Retail, with jobs in the sector increasing 20% between 2019 and 2020 from 5,000 to 6,000. In England more broadly the fastest-growing industry is Healthcare.
The industry with the biggest decline in Tendring between 2019 and 2020 was Property, which saw an 25% decrease in roles, going from 600 to 450. In England more broadly the industry with the biggest year on year decline was Arts, entertainment & recreation, with roles decreasing by 8%.
The Information and communication industry includes many of the top companies of the future. In Tendring, the number of roles in this sector has fallen by 0% over the past year, below the 1% annual increase seen in England.
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2021 UK Business Count data published by the ONS show there are 10 large businesses in Tendring, making up 0.2% of total businesses - in England, 0.4% of businesses are large. A large business is defined as having over 250 employees.
There are 60 medium-sized businesses based in Tendring, making up 1.3% of total businesses - in England, 1.5% of businesses are medium-sized. A medium-sized business is defined as having between 50 and 249 employees.
There are 395 small businesses based in Tendring, making up 8.6% of total businesses - in England, 8.3% of businesses are small. A small business is defined as having between 10 and 49 employees.
Tendring's unemployment rate is 9.3% that's 4% higher than the average unemployment rate for England as a whole. Unemployment rates are the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the working-age population.
The main group within the unemployment population is Long-term Sick, representing 40.4% of the unemployed population.
Secondary classifications include groups: student, looking after family, retired, all of which represent over 10% of the unemployed population.
In England as a whole, students are the main group within the unemployed population, accounting for 28.9% of the unemployed population.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. Data sources: ONS Local statistics