Area type
Unitary Authority
Population
175,531
GDP
£5 billion
Average salary
£33,933
Labour force
110,202
Job Density
0.70
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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Thurrock was worth an estimated £5 billion in 2019, according to figures published by the ONS. Thurrock's GDP growth between 2018 and 2019 was 2.6% per year. Compare GDP by area.
The Transport & storage industry is the largest in Thurrock based on the number of jobs, accounting for 22.6% of roles in the area.
2019 ONS figures suggest that there are 77,000 jobs in Thurrock, which has a working-age (aged 16-65) population of 110,202. The 2019 job density in Thurrock is 0.70, meaning there are 0.70 jobs per member of the Thurrock working-age population.
Thurrock had a mean average salary for full-time employees of £33,933 in 2021. Thurrock's unemployment rate is 5.0% as of 2021. Compare unemployment rate by area.
The 2019 labour force or working-age population in Thurrock is 110,202 or 62.8% of the total population.
In 2021, 95.0% of the labour market was recorded as employed, above the 94.8% average rate for England. Of those employed, 14.2% are self-employed, and 85.8% are employees.
The Annual Population Survey for 2020 published by the ONS reports the percentage of the Thurrock working-age (aged 16-64) population who have a degree or higher is 31.3%, which is below the 42.8% degree qualification rate for England.
Over 50% of the Thurrock working-age population have at least 2 A-levels (or equivalent), and 8% have no qualifications.
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The average salary in Thurrock as of 2021 is £33,933. Between 2020 and 2021, average salaries fell by £593. Compare average salaries by area.
Thurrock's salary growth rate is -1.72% per year based on changes in average salary between 2020 and 2021, which is 1.72% lower than the average salary growth rate in Thurrock over the past 9 years.
Business data published by the ONS in 2020 show the most common job group in Thurrock is Transport & Mobile Machine Drivers/operatives, accounting for 10% 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 Thurrock is Health & Social Care Assoc. Professionals, with roles increasing 100% between July 2020 and July 2021. In England, the fastest-growing type of role is Corporate Managers And Directors.
Occupation | Number | Percentage | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport & Mobile Machine Drivers/operatives | 8,400 | 9.9% | 25.4% |
| Administrative Occupations | 7,400 | 8.8% | 10.4% |
| Corporate Managers And Directors | 6,700 | 7.9% | 4.7% |
| Caring Personal Service Occupations | 6,700 | 7.9% | 21.8% |
| Sales Occupations | 6,600 | 7.8% | 13.8% |
There was a 11% 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 Thurrock is Transport & storage. Other major industries include Retail, which represents over 10% of roles in Thurrock.
Financial & Insurance companies make up 1% of the Thurrock economy that's lower than the average for England as a whole (~3%).
1% of the total jobs in Thurrock 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Transport & Storage | 17,000 | 22.6% |
| Retail | 11,000 | 14.6% |
| Construction | 6,000 | 8.0% |
| Business Administration & Support | 6,000 | 8.0% |
| Health | 6,000 | 8.0% |
The fastest-growing industry in Thurrock is Transport & Storage, with jobs in the sector increasing 55% between 2019 and 2020 from 11,000 to 17,000. In England more broadly the fastest-growing industry is Healthcare.
The industry with the biggest decline in Thurrock between 2019 and 2020 was Education, which saw an 17% decrease in roles, going from 6,000 to 5,000. 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 Thurrock, 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 15 large businesses in Thurrock, 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 85 medium-sized businesses based in Thurrock, making up 1.2% 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 450 small businesses based in Thurrock, making up 6.4% of total businesses - in England, 8.3% of businesses are small. A small business is defined as having between 10 and 49 employees.
Thurrock's unemployment rate is 5.0% that's 0% lower 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 Student, representing 28.5% of the unemployed population.
Secondary classifications include groups: looking after family, long-term sick, other, 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