Area type
Non-metropolitan District
Population
131,084
GDP
£3.6 billion
Average salary
£33,155
Labour force
75,532
Job Density
0.85
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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Wychavon was worth an estimated £3.6 billion in 2019, according to figures published by the ONS. Wychavon's GDP growth between 2018 and 2019 was 5.3% per year. Compare GDP by area.
The Manufacturing industry is the largest in Wychavon based on the number of jobs, accounting for 14.5% of roles in the area.
2019 ONS figures suggest that there are 63,000 jobs in Wychavon, which has a working-age (aged 16-65) population of 75,532. The 2019 job density in Wychavon is 0.83, meaning there are 0.83 jobs per member of the Wychavon working-age population.
Wychavon had a mean average salary for full-time employees of £33,155 in 2021. Wychavon's unemployment rate is 2.1% as of 2019. Compare unemployment rate by area.
The 2019 labour force or working-age population in Wychavon is 75,532 or 57.6% of the total population.
In 2021, 97.9% of the labour market was recorded as employed, above the 94.8% average rate for England. Of those employed, 10.7% are self-employed, and 89.3% are employees.
The Annual Population Survey for 2020 published by the ONS reports the percentage of the Wychavon working-age (aged 16-64) population who have a degree or higher is 35.6%, which is below the 42.8% degree qualification rate for England.
Over 58% of the Wychavon working-age population have at least 2 A-levels (or equivalent), and 5% have no qualifications.
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The average salary in Wychavon as of 2021 is £33,155. Between 2020 and 2021, average salaries grew by £688. Compare average salaries by area.
Wychavon's salary growth rate is 2.12% per year based on changes in average salary between 2020 and 2021, which is 2.12% higher than the average salary growth rate in Wychavon over the past 9 years.
Business data published by the ONS in 2020 show the most common job group in Wychavon 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 Wychavon is Elementary Administration & Service Occs, with roles increasing 109% 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 | 8,600 | 13.7% | 59.3% |
| Elementary Administration & Service Occs | 7,100 | 11.3% | 108.8% |
| Caring Personal Service Occupations | 5,700 | 9.1% | -1.7% |
| Corporate Managers And Directors | 5,300 | 8.5% | -24.3% |
| Transport & Mobile Machine Drivers/operatives | 4,500 | 7.2% | 40.6% |
There was a 4% decrease 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 Wychavon is Manufacturing.
Financial & Insurance companies make up 1% of the Wychavon economy that's lower than the average for England as a whole (~3%).
3% of the total jobs in Wychavon 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 8,000 | 14.5% |
| Retail | 5,000 | 9.1% |
| Transport & Storage | 4,000 | 7.3% |
| Health | 4,000 | 7.3% |
| Wholesale | 3,500 | 6.3% |
The fastest-growing industry in Wychavon is Wholesale, with jobs in the sector increasing 17% between 2019 and 2020 from 3,000 to 3,500. In England more broadly the fastest-growing industry is Healthcare.
The industry with the biggest decline in Wychavon between 2019 and 2020 was Accommodation & food services, which saw an 30% decrease in roles, going from 5,000 to 3,500. 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 Wychavon, the number of roles in this sector has fallen by 14% over the past year, below the 1% annual increase seen in England.
Wychavon Demographics
Rental Market of Wychavon
2021 UK Business Count data published by the ONS show there are 20 large businesses in Wychavon, making up 0.3% of total businesses - in England, 0.4% of businesses are large. A large business is defined as having over 250 employees.
There are 115 medium-sized businesses based in Wychavon, making up 1.6% 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 540 small businesses based in Wychavon, making up 7.6% of total businesses - in England, 8.3% of businesses are small. A small business is defined as having between 10 and 49 employees.
Wychavon's unemployment rate is 2.1% that's 3% 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 40.6% of the unemployed population.
Secondary classifications include groups: looking after family, long-term sick, retired, 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