Crawley key stats
Employment
Working age population
(ONS 2013)
71,800 (65.9%)
Economic active
(ONS 2014)
61,100 (80.5%)
Employment
(ONS 2014)
57,000 (75.1%)
Employees
(ONS 2014)
52,900 (69.7%)
Unemployment
(ONS 2014)
3,200 (5.3%)
Economic inactivity
(ONS 2014)
14,700 (19.5%)
JSA claimants
(ONS 2014)
1,060 (1.5%)
Population
Population
(ONS 2013)
109,000
Population projection
(ONS 2012)
134,115 by 2030
Housing stock
(VOA 2014)
43,262
Business units
(VOA 2014)
3,096
Qualifications
Level 4+ and above
(ONS 2013)
26.7%
Level 3+ and above
(ONS 2013)
44.0%
Level 2+ and above
(ONS 2013)
68.1%
Level 1+ and above
(ONS 2013)
83.1%
Other qualifications
(ONS 2013)
7.6%
No qualifications
(ONS 2013)
9.3%
Students
(ONS 2012)
4,500 (30.5%)
Economy
GVA per worker
(Experian 2013)
£46,380
Number of active businesses
(ONS 2012)
3,100
Business births
(ONS 2012)
400
Workforce jobs
(Experian 2013)
94,200
Job density
(ONS 2012)
1.2
SME businesses
(ONS 2013)
98.7%
Micro
84.2%
Small
11.4%
Medium
3.1%
Large businesses
(ONS 2013)
1.3%
Knowledge based businesses
(UKCI 2010)
22.9%
Wages
Weekly pay residents
(ONS 2014)
£550.4
Weekly pay workplace
(ONS 2014)
£601
Sector based jobs
Manufacturing
(ONS 2013)
6.1%
Construction
(ONS 2013)
1.8%
Wholesale / retail
(ONS 2013)
14.5%
Transport
(ONS 2013)
24.5%
Accommodation / food
(ONS 2013)
7.6%
Information / communication
(ONS 2013)
3.2%
Financial / business services
(ONS 2013)
25.2%
Public / education / health
(ONS 2013)
12.2%
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