Hinckley & Bosworth Economic Profile 2015
Population (Age)
Employment 2013
80
69
70
64
65 67 65
523.3
520
514.0
40
30
16
20
20
17 18 19
18 16 16
11
10
500
350,000
Weekly Pay (£s)
50
Employment Numbers
280,500
300,000
250,000
200,000
161,600
150,000
0
Hinckley & Bosworth
Leicester City
Over 64
Leicestershire County
LLEP
Hinckley & Bosworth
Occupational Structure Senior, Professional & Technical Occupations
43.6
40.5
44.1
42.7
38.2
40.0
41.6
Leics
Hinckley & Bosworth
LLEP
44.6
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
2009
LLEP
75.8
72.8
71.4
70
70.0
67.7
65.3
65
60
55
2009
2010
Leicester
2012
Leics
2013
2014
LLEP
England
34,800
5,100
Enterprise Births
25,500
25,000
20,000
15,000
9,300
4,000
3,220
3,000
4,000
1,880
2,000
1,000
-
515
Hinckley & Bosworth
Leicester
35
31.2
30
Leics
LLEP
30.4
29.2
26.8
25
23.8
23.8
2009
2010
Leicester
Leics
2013
Leics
LLEP
2014
England
75
70
69.1
65
60
61.0
63.3
60.2
64.6
64.4
57.5
55
54.2
51.4
51.2
50
45
40
2010
2011
2012
2013
LLEP
Hinckley & Bosworth
1
2012
Leicester
80
2009
Hinckley & Bosworth
2011
Hinckley & Boswoth
3 Year Business Survival Rates
5,000
10,000
40
Enterprise Births 2013
6,000
35,000
5,000
2011
Hinckley & Bosworth
Enterprises 2014
30,000
45
20
England
40,000
England
NVQ4 & Above
75
2014
Leicestershire
Leics
50
50
Hincley & Bosworth
Leicester
NVQ2 & Above
% of population with NVQ2 and above
48.0
Leicester
80
60.0
50.0
400
-
England
% of population with NVQ4 and above
15 to 64
460
420
41,200
50,000
Under 15 (%)
482.8
472.8
480
440
100,000
% of Business Starts in 2010 Surviving 3 Years
Population %
442,100
400,000
20
% of Jobs
540
450,000
60
Enrterprise Numbers
2014 Full-time Weekly Workplace Earnings
500,000
Leicester
Leics
LLEP
England
Economic Profile 2015
The information below provides an understanding of different facets of the Leicester and Leicestershire
economy. Data has been drawn from a number of national sources. Combined these provide a snapshot of
the Leicester and Leicestershire area including the Hinckley and Bosworth district.
Business Survival Rates (3 year)
3 Year Business Survival Rates (%)
2011
2012
2009
2010
2013
Change 2009 -13
Leicester
Leics
LLEP
61.0
68.9
66.6
60.2
65.8
64.2
51.2
62.4
58.9
54.2
61.0
58.8
51.4
57.6
55.7
-9.6
-11.3
-10.9
Blaby
Charnwood
Harborough
Hinckley & Bosworth
Melton
North West Leics
Oadby & Wigston
England
69.6
68.8
66.3
69.1
70.5
70.9
67.5
66.2
73.2
64.7
67.0
63.3
69.0
63.2
59.5
62.9
54.9
66.4
67.0
64.6
60.0
60.0
57.5
57.9
58.0
61.5
61.5
64.4
71.9
57.4
53.1
59.7
58.8
57.0
58.0
57.5
60.0
59.7
50.0
57.1
-10.8
-11.8
-8.3
-11.6
-10.5
-11.2
-17.5
-9.1
Source: Business Demography 2013, Tables 5.1a – 1c.
The table above provides data relating to 3 year business survival rates for the years 2009 to 2013. 2013
figures are for those businesses that were started in 2010.
Observations
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Between 2009 and 2013, 3 year business survival rates in all the areas identified in the table above fell.
In all but one of the areas (Harborough) the fall was greater than average.
The greatest fall was in the Oadby & Wigston district (17.5 percentage points).
In 2013 the 3 year business survival rate in the LLEP area stood at 56% of businesses. This is below the
England average (57.1%)
At 57.6% the Leicestershire figure is in line with the England average (57.1%). At 51.4% the figure for
Leicester is below average.
In both Leicester and Oadby and Wigston only half of businesses started in 2010 survived after 3 years.
The highest survival rate (60%) is for the Melton district.
The 3 year business survival rate in Hinckley and Bosworth in 2013 was 57.5%. Over the period 2009
to 2013 the business survival rate fell by 11.6 percentage points. A large proportion of this was
between 2012 and 2013 (6.9 percentage points).
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Earnings
Full-time Workplace Earnings
2012
2013
2009
2010
2011
2014
Change 2009 -14
Leicester
Leics
455.1
457.0
462.6
471.5
464.4
469.9
477.8
466.8
481.3
473.6
472.8
482.8
17.7
25.8
Blaby
Charnwood
Harborough
Hinckley & Bosworth
Melton
North West Leics
Oadby & Wigston
England
476.5
499.4
448.3
456.6
385.5
435.2
393.9
495.0
498.4
480.4
481.1
474.7
407.9
466.2
422.3
504.5
498.4
479.6
455.8
470.9
431.9
479.1
390.7
504.0
463.9
479.6
459.1
494.8
421.9
481.2
405.9
512.6
445.4
492.1
485.4
498.0
429.8
480.2
416.9
520.3
484.7
504.1
498.0
514.0
403.0
480.2
414.6
523.3
8.2
4.7
49.7
57.4
17.5
45.0
20.7
28.3
Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours & Earnings 2014.
Note : Data is not available for the LLEP area.
Observations
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In all the areas identified full-time workplace earnings grew over the period 2009 to 2014.
In Leicester earnings grew by £17.70 and in Leicestershire £25.80. In England earning over the same
period grew by £28.30.
Earnings grew in Harborough by £49.70 and in Hinckley and Bosworth by £57.40.
All the areas identified in the table above have below average full-time workplace earnings.
In 2014 the average wage in England was £523.30. In Leicester the figure was £472.80 and in
Leicestershire £482.80 (£40.50 below average).
The area with the highest earnings is Hinckley & Bosworth (£514) and the area with the lowest is
Melton (£403).
Employment
2009
Leicester
Leics
LLEP
Blaby
Charnwood
Harborough
Hinckley & Bosworth
Melton
North West Leics
Oadby & Wigston
England
2010
2011
2012
2013
Change 2009 -13
Number
% Share
Number
% Share
Number
% Share
Number
% Share
Number
% Share
161,900
280,200
442,100
49,700
64,200
36,900
38,800
20,200
51,000
19,400
24,068,100
36.6
63.4
100
11.2
14.5
8.3
8.8
4.6
11.5
4.4
162,500
227,000
439,500
48,300
63,500
35,800
29,100
20,700
50,500
19,200
23,982,000
37.0
51.6
100
11.0
14.4
8.1
6.6
4.7
11.5
4.4
158,300
274,400
432,600
49,100
59,800
36,800
39,700
20,300
49,600
19,000
24,062,600
36.6
63.4
100
11.3
13.8
8.5
9.2
4.7
11.5
4.4
158,100
276,000
434,100
51,800
59,900
35,400
39,700
19,200
52,200
18,000
24,208,200
36.4
63.6
100
11.9
13.8
8.2
9.1
4.4
12.0
4.1
161,600
280,500
442,100
50,800
61,900
37,500
41,200
20,000
51,100
18,000
24,552,400
36.6
63.4
100
11.5
14.0
8.5
9.3
4.5
11.6
4.1
Change
% Change
300
300
1,100
- 2,300
600
2,400
200
100
- 1,400
484,300
-0.2
0.1
0.0
2.2
-3.6
1.6
6.2
-1.0
0.2
-7.2
2.0
-
Source: ONS Business Registration and Employment Survey 2009 - 2013.
Note: The figures in the table above have been rounded to the nearest 100.
Observations
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The Business Registration and Employment Survey shows that employment in the LLEP area stood at
442,100 in 2013.
Employment between 2009 and 2013 in the LLEP area did not grow. In Leicester employment fell by
300 and Leicestershire grew by 300.
63.4% of employment is in Leicestershire and the rest (36.6%) is in the City.
In Charnwood, Melton and Oadby & Wigston employment fell. The largest fall was in Charnwood
(-2,300).
In all other districts there was growth. The largest rise was in Hinckley and Bosworth (+2,400).
Employment in Hinckley in 2013 stood at 41,200.
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Enterprises
2010
Leicester
Leics
LLEP
Blaby
Charnwood
Harborough
Hinckley & Bosworth
Melton
North West Leics
Oadby & Wigston
England
2011
2012
2013
2014
Change 2010 -14
Number
% Share
Number
% Share
Number
% Share
Number
% Share
Number
% Share
8,100
23,700
31,900
3,300
5,100
4,300
3,900
2,100
3,500
1,500
1,797,900
25.4
74.3
100
10.3
16.0
13.5
12.2
6.6
11.0
4.7
8,000
23,600
31,600
3,300
5,000
4,300
3,800
2,200
3,500
1,500
1,780,800
25.3
74.7
100
10.4
15.8
13.6
12.0
7.0
11.1
4.7
8,400
24,400
32,800
3,600
5,200
4,400
3,900
2,200
3,600
1,600
1,842,700
25.6
74.4
100
11.0
15.9
13.4
11.9
6.7
11.0
4.9
8,600
24,500
33,100
3,400
5,300
4,500
3,900
2,300
3,600
1,600
1,862,100
26.0
74.0
100
10.3
16.0
13.6
11.8
6.9
10.9
4.8
9,300
25,500
34,800
3,700
5,500
4,700
4,000
2,300
3,800
1,700
1,950,000
26.7
73.3
100
10.6
15.8
13.5
11.5
6.6
10.9
4.9
Change % Change
1,200
1,800
2,900
400
400
400
100
200
300
200
152,100
14.8
7.6
9.1
12.1
7.8
9.3
2.6
9.5
8.6
13.3
8.5
Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2010 – 2014.
Observations
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In 2014 there were 34,800 enterprises in the LLEP area.
73.3% (25,500) of enterprises in the LLEP area are in Leicestershire. The rest 26.7% (9,300) are in
Leicester.
The number of enterprises in all the areas identified has grown over the period 2010 to 2014 (2,900).
In Leicester the number of enterprises grew by 14.8% (1,200) and Leicestershire by 7.6% (1,800).
In the LLEP area the number of enterprises grew by 9.1% and in England 8.5%.
The districts with the largest growth were Blaby (12.1%) and Oadby & Wigston (13.3%).
The district with the smallest growth was Hinckley & Bosworth (2.6%).
Enterprise Births
2009
Leicester
Leics
LLEP
Blaby
Charnwood
Harborough
Hinckley & Bosworth
Melton
North West Leics
Oadby & Wigston
England
Number
1,060
2,305
3,365
2010
% Share
31.5
68.5
100
Number
1,040
2,300
3,340
2011
% Share
31.1
68.9
100
Number
1,240
2,680
3,920
2012
% Share
31.6
68.4
100
Number
1,260
2,705
3,965
2013
% Share
31.8
68.2
100
Number
1,880
3,220
5,100
Change 2009 -13
% Share
36.9
63.1
100
Change % Change
820
77.4
915
39.7
1,735
51.6
345
545
390
10.3
16.2
11.6
340
500
405
10.2
15.0
12.1
440
550
460
11.2
14.0
11.7
370
590
440
9.3
14.9
11.1
525
685
530
10.3
13.4
10.4
180
140
140
52.2
25.7
35.9
365
160
340
160
209,035
10.8
4.8
10.1
4.8
365
175
335
180
207,520
10.9
5.2
10.0
5.4
410
215
385
220
232,460
10.5
5.5
9.8
5.6
425
230
420
230
239,975
10.7
5.8
10.6
5.8
515
235
480
250
308,770
10.1
4.6
9.4
4.9
150
75
140
90
99,735
41.1
46.9
41.2
56.3
47.7
Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2010 – 2014.
Observations
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In the LLEP area in 2013 there were 5,100 enterprise births.
63.1% (3,220) of enterprise births were in the County and 36.9% (1,880) were in the City.
In all the areas identified the number of enterprise births grew between 2009 and 2013.
In the City there was growth of 77.4% and in the County 39.7% (915). This translates to growth of
51.6% (1,735) across the LLEP Area.
The district with the largest growth was Oadby and Wigston (56.3%) and the lowest was Charnwood
(25.7%).
The growth across England was 47.7%.
The number of enterprise births in Hinckley and Boworth over the period 2009 to 2013 has grown
from 365 to 515.
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Population
Hinckley & Bosworth
Leicester City
Leicestershire County
LLEP
England
Total Population
105,100
329800
650,500
980,300
53,012,500
Under 15 (number)
17,300
65200
109,300
174,500
10,022,800
15 to 64
66,800
227,400
425,800
653,100
34,329,100
Over 64
20,900
37,200
115,400
152,700
8,660,500
Under 15 (%)
16
20
17
18
19
15 to 64
64
69
65
67
65
Over 64
20
11
18
16
16
Source: ONS Census 2011.
Observations
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The LLEP area has a population of 980,300. Leicester has a population of 329,800 (33.6%) and
Leicestershire 650,500 (66.4%).
69% of the population of Leicester are aged 15 to 64. In Leicestershire the figure is 65% (the same as
England.
In Leicester 11% of the population are over 65 compared with 18% in Leicestershire and 16% in
England and the LLEP area.
In Hinckley and Bosworth there is a higher than average number of people who are over 64 and a
lower than average number of those who are under fifteen.
Qualifications
NVQ2 & Above
NVQ4 & Above
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
% Point
Change
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
% Point
Change
Leicester
Leics
LLEP
51.1
70.2
63.7
54.5
71.3
65.5
60.5
71.4
67.6
63.7
72.6
69.5
62.4
73.9
69.9
66.8
75.8
72.6
15.7
5.6
8.9
22.4
29.5
27.1
24.8
29.7
28.0
27.4
29.9
29.0
27.4
29.9
29.0
28.9
32.9
31.5
29.8
34.7
33.0
7.4
5.2
5.9
Blaby
Charnwood
Harborough
Hinckley & Bosworth
Melton
North West Leics
Oadby & Wigston
England
66.2
73.9
68.8
71.4
71.2
63.5
76.6
64.9
69.3
76.9
76.8
65.3
69.1
71.4
62.7
66.9
70.0
72.5
75.5
67.7
73.8
72.4
68.0
69.3
71.5
74.6
76.6
70.0
69.5
70.1
74.5
71.7
74.9
76.3
74.0
72.8
69.8
71.8
74.4
72.4
74.6
75.8
79.4
75.8
70.7
74.0
80.1
73.2
8.4
1.9
10.6
4.4
0.5
10.5
3.5
8.3
21.4
35.4
29.4
31.2
32.9
22.0
32.2
29.6
23.7
33.3
36.8
26.8
30.6
29.8
22.6
31
23.7
32.9
38.6
23.8
32.7
28.6
29.1
32.5
23.7
32.9
38.6
23.8
32.7
28.6
29.1
32.5
37.9
32.9
39.9
29.2
29.8
25.4
36.6
34.9
38.2
35.9
39.4
30.4 30.2 28.0
41.9
35.7
-
16.8
0.5
10.0
0.8
2.7
6.0
9.7
6.1
Source: ONS Annual Population.
Observations
NVQ2
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In 2014 73% of the working age population of the LLEP area were educated to NVQ2 and above. This is
in line with the England average of 73.2%.
In Leicester the Figure was 66.8% and Leicestershire 75.8%
All district areas have higher than average figures except Melton 70.7%.
The district with the highest figure is Oadby and Wigston (80.1%).
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All district areas over the period 2009 to 2014 have seen increases in the numbers with NVQ2
qualifications and above, except Melton which has seen a slight drop.
Of all the areas identified Leicester has seen the largest increase (15.7 percentage points).
In 2014 the rate for Hinckley and Bosworth was 75.8%. In 2009 it was 71.4%.
NVQ4
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In 2014 33% of the working age population of the LLEP area were educated to NVQ4 and above. This is
below the England average (35.7%)
In Leicester the figure was 29.9% and Leicestershire 34.7%.
Those districts with lower than average figures are Hinckley & Bosworth (30.4%), Melton, (30.2%) and
North West Leicestershire (28%).
Over the period 2009 to 2014 all district areas have seen a rise in the numbers with NVQ4
qualifications and above except Hinckley & Bosworth and Melton.
The district with the highest rise was Blaby (16.8 percentage points).
The attainment rate for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2014 was 30.4%. Attainment has over the period
gone done in Hinckley & Bosworth.
Leicestershire
Leicestershire %
LLEP area
LLEP area %
England
England %
Agriculture, forestry & fishing
270
6.9
15
0.2
1,700
6.9
1,715
5.2
96,000
5.2
Production
420
10.8
1,155
13.4
2,115
8.6
3,283
9.9
117,560
6.3
Construction
495
12.7
595
6.9
3,080
12.6
3,682
11.1
220,250
11.8
Motor trades
145
3.7
325
3.8
865
3.5
1,194
3.6
57,580
3.1
Wholesale
235
6.0
620
7.2
1,465
6.0
2,092
6.3
91,120
4.9
Retail
305
7.8
1,145
13.3
2,000
8.2
3,158
9.5
159,660
8.6
Transport & storage (inc. postal)
185
4.7
330
3.8
995
4.1
1,329
4.0
58,015
3.1
Accommodation & food services
215
5.5
540
6.3
1,220
5.0
1,766
5.3
106,020
5.7
Information & communication
200
5.1
450
5.2
1,265
5.2
1,720
5.2
152,700
8.2
Finance & insurance
65
1.7
505
5.9
740
3.0
1,251
3.8
40,890
2.2
Property
145
3.7
345
4.0
985
4.0
1,334
4.0
70,995
3.8
Professional, scientific & technical
515
13.2
985
11.4
3,565
14.6
4,561
13.8
325,265
17.5
Business administration and support services
240
6.2
435
5.1
1,560
6.4
2,000
6.0
126,970
6.8
Public administration and defence
20
0.5
0
0.0
110
0.4
110
0.3
4,940
0.3
Education
60
1.5
160
1.9
445
1.8
607
1.8
31,570
1.7
Health
130
250
3.3
6.4
525
475
6.1
5.5
885
1,475
3.6
6.0
1,416
1,956
4.3
5.9
76,960
125,600
4.1
6.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation and other services
TOTAL
3,895
Leicester
Leicester %
Hinckley & Bosworth %
Hinckley & Bosworth
Sector Enterprises
8,605
24,470
33,075
1,862,095
Source: UK Business, Size, Activity & Location 2013
Observations
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The table provides a broad sector breakdown of the number of enterprises (2013).
The largest sectors in the LLEP area are production (9.9%), construction (11.1%) and professional,
scientific and technical (13.8%).
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


The production sector within the LLEP area is substantially higher than the England average (9.9%
versus 6.3%). Whereas the professional, scientific and technical sector is substantially lower (13.8%
versus 17.5%).
In Leicester the largest sectors are production (13.4%), retail (13.3%) and professional, scientific and
technical (11.4%).
In Leicestershire the largest sectors are construction (12.6%) and professional, scientific and technical
(14.6%).
In Hinckley & Bosworth the largest sectors are the production (10.8%), construction (12.7%) and
professional, scientific and technical sectors (13.2%). The production sector is significantly higher than
the England average (6.3%), but the professional, scientific and technical sector was lower (17.5%).
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Employment - By Broad Sector Area
Hinckley & Bosworth - Employment
2009
2013
Leicestershire - Employment
2009 2013
2009
LLEP Area - Employment
2009 2013
2013
number
%
number
%
Change
number
%
number
%
1 : Agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
2 : Mining, quarrying & utilities (B,D and E)
3 : Manufacturing (C)
4 : Construction (F)
5 : Motor trades (Part G)
6 : Wholesale (Part G)
7 : Retail (Part G)
8 : Transport & storage (inc postal) (H)
9 : Accommodation & food services (I)
10 : Information & communication (J)
11 : Financial & insurance (K)
12 : Property (L)
13 : Professional, scientific & technical (M)
0
1,300
7,200
2,200
1,200
1,800
4,000
1,500
3,000
900
600
600
2,900
0.1
3.5
18.7
5.5
3.0
4.7
10.4
4.0
7.6
2.3
1.6
1.5
7.4
0
1,700
8,200
1,300
900
2,000
3,400
1,800
2,800
1,100
800
400
3,700
0.1
4.1
19.9
3.2
2.2
4.8
8.3
4.4
6.8
2.6
1.9
1.1
9.0
0
400
1,000
-900
-300
200
-600
300
-200
200
200
-200
800
500
5,400
39,500
16,800
6,800
16,300
31,500
20,200
16,700
5,700
5,400
5,300
21,800
0.2
1.9
14.1
6.0
2.4
5.8
11.2
7.2
6.0
2.0
1.9
1.9
7.8
500
6,100
39,100
11,500
6,100
16,100
26,300
22,600
18,000
7,200
5,600
4,300
26,800
0.2
2.2
13.9
4.1
2.2
5.7
9.4
8.0
6.4
2.6
2.0
1.5
9.5
0
700
-400
-5,300
-700
-200
-5,200
2,400
1,300
1,500
200
-1,000
5,000
14 : Business administration & support services (N)
2,800
7.2
4,400
10.6
1,600
19,600
7.0
21,700
7.7
15 : Public administration & defence (O)
16 : Education (P)
17 : Health (Q)
18 : Arts, entertainment, recreation & other services (R,S,T and U)
700
3,200
2,800
2,000
1.9
8.3
7.2
5.1
600
3,400
2,800
2,000
1.4
8.3
6.7
4.7
-100
200
0
0
11,000
25,400
20,000
12,600
3.9
9.1
7.1
4.5
10,100
25,100
20,400
13,300
3.6
8.9
7.3
4.7
Column Total
38,849
100
41,234
100
2,385
280,200
100
280,500
100
2009
Change number
2013
England - Employment
2009 2013
2009
2009 2013
2013
%
number
%
Change
number
%
number
%
Change
500
9,700
60,100
22,400
9,400
23,600
45,500
23,800
23,900
9,200
9,700
8,400
29,900
0.1
2.2
13.6
5.1
2.1
5.3
10.3
5.4
5.4
2.1
2.2
1.9
6.8
500
10,900
62,000
15,800
8,900
22,900
40,100
26,800
25,800
11,200
9,300
6,400
34,000
0.1
2.5
14.0
3.6
2.0
5.2
9.1
6.1
5.8
2.5
2.1
1.4
7.7
0
1,200
1,900
-6,600
-500
-700
-5,400
3,000
1,900
2,000
-400
-2,000
4,100
340,400
244,900
2,098,300
1,252,000
422,700
1,008,200
2,529,400
1,119,900
1,603,500
948,000
932,300
429,000
1,834,400
1.4
1.0
8.7
5.2
1.8
4.2
10.5
4.7
6.7
3.9
3.9
1.8
7.6
322,100
265,600
2,020,200
1,098,700
438,900
1,019,400
2,462,700
1,100,100
1,694,400
1,024,200
905,700
474,100
2,044,400
1.3
1.1
8.2
4.5
1.8
4.2
10.0
4.5
6.9
4.2
3.7
1.9
8.3
-18,300
20,700
-78,100
-153,300
16,200
11,200
-66,700
-19,800
90,900
76,200
-26,600
45,100
210,000
2,100
33,400
7.5
34,500
7.8
1,100
1,845,200
7.7
2,060,500
8.4
215,300
-900
-300
400
700
22,000
44,000
46,000
20,600
5.0
10.0
10.4
4.7
19,800
46,300
47,700
19,600
4.5
10.5
10.8
4.4
-2,200
2,300
1,700
-1,000
1,239,500
2,183,700
2,922,000
1,114,600
5.1
9.1
12.1
4.6
1,080,600
2,269,200
3,150,100
1,121,700
4.4
9.2
12.8
4.6
-158,900
85,500
228,100
7,100
300
442,100
100
442,100
100
0
24,068,100
100
24,552,352
100
484,252
Source: ONS Business Registration and Employment Survey 2009 - 2013.
Observations




In the LLEP area 14% of employment is in the manufacturing sector. In England the figure is 8.2%.
High rates of employment are also in the health, education and retail sectors but these are more in line with national figures.
In Hinckley & Bosworth the highest rate of employment is in the manufacturing sector. In 2013 this stood for 19.9% of all employment. In 2009 the figure
was 18.7%. The figure for England was 8.2%.
Another key sector in Hinckley & Bosworth is business administration and support services (10.6%).
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Occupational Structure
Hinckley & Bosworth
Variable
2009 2009%
2014
2014%
Leicestershire
Growth
% Growth
2009 - 2014
2009
2009%
2014
2014%
Leicester & Leicestershire
Growth
% Growth
2009 - 2014
2009
2009%
2014
2014%
England
Growth
% Growth
2009 - 2014
2009
2009%
2014
2014%
Growth
% Growth
2009 - 2014
Managers, directors and senior officials
Professional occupations
Associate prof & tech occupations
Sum
Administrative and secretarial occupations
Skilled trades occupations
Sum
Caring, leisure and other service occupations
Sales and customer service occupations
Sum
Process, plant and machine operatives
Elementary occupations
9,600
7,400
8,800
25,800
3,800
5,100
8,900
6,800
3,900
10,700
3,400
4,500
17.8
13.8
16.4
48.0
7.1
9.4
16.5
12.7
7.2
19.9
6.3
8.4
4,100
9,200
5,700
19,000
4,400
8,600
13,000
5,800
3,500
9,300
2,600
5,900
8.3
18.4
11.5
38.2
8.9
7.5
16.4
11.6
7.1
18.7
5.3
11.9
-5,500
1,800
-3,100
-6,800
600
3,500
4,100
-1,000
-400
-1,400
-800
1,400
-57.3
24.3
-35.2
-26.4
15.8
68.6
46.1
-14.7
-10.3
-13.1
-23.5
31.1
44,400
51,300
43,800
139,500
33,600
36,200
69,800
28,200
22,800
51,000
28,500
30,500
13.9
16.0
13.7
43.6
10.5
11.3
21.8
8.8
7.1
15.9
8.9
9.5
37,400
61,000
47,900
146,300
36,600
38,600
75,200
27,800
24,700
52,500
23,500
34,200
11.3
18.4
14.4
44.1
11.0
11.6
22.6
8.4
7.4
15.8
7.1
10.3
-7,000
9,700
4,100
6,800
3,000
2,400
5,400
-400
1,900
1,500
-5,000
3,700
-15.8
18.9
9.4
4.9
8.9
6.6
7.7
-1.4
8.3
2.9
-17.5
12.1
56,300
71,400
57,600
185,300
47,000
46,300
93,300
40,200
33,500
73,700
43,300
59,500
12.3
15.6
12.6
40.5
10.3
10.1
20.4
8.8
7.3
16.1
9.5
13.0
49,400
85,000
64,600
199,000
47,900
49,700
97,600
41,700
37,100
78,800
39,100
61,200
10.3
17.8
13.5
41.6
10.0
10.4
20.4
8.7
7.8
16.5
8.2
12.8
-6,900
13,600
7,000
13,700
900
3,400
4,300
1,500
3,600
5,100
-4,200
1,700
-12.3
19.0
12.2
7.4
1.9
7.3
4.6
3.7
10.7
6.9
-9.7
2.9
2,487,000
4,533,700
3,396,800
10,417,500
2,886,400
2,650,400
5,536,800
2,135,900
1,936,400
4,072,300
1,614,400
2,648,800
10.2
18.6
13.9
42.7
11.8
10.9
22.7
8.7
7.9
16.6
6.6
10.8
2,684,200
5,105,300
3,667,600
11,457,100
2,745,200
2,691,700
5,436,900
2,332,500
1,975,200
4,307,700
1,606,700
2,742,600
10.4
19.9
14.3
44.6
10.7
10.5
21.2
9.1
7.7
16.8
6.3
10.7
197,200
571,600
270,800
1,039,600
-141,200
41,300
-99,900
196,600
38,800
235,400
-7,700
93,800
7.9
12.6
8.0
10.0
-4.9
1.6
-1.8
9.2
2.0
5.8
-0.5
3.5
Sum
7,900
14.7
8,500
17.2
600
7.6
59,000
18.4
57,700
17.4
-1,300
-2.2
102,800
22.5
100,300
21.0
-2,500
-2.4
4,263,200
17.4
4,349,300
17
86,100
2.0
Source: ONS Annual population Survey.
Note: Areas of the table above where there is no data are areas where the sample size is too small to be reliable.
Observations




In the LLEP area 41.6% of occupations are as managers, directors and senior officials, professional, associate professional and technical occupations.
In the Leicestershire area 44.1% of occupations are as managers, directors and senior officials, professional, associate professional and technical occupations.
This is similar to England (44.6%). In Leicester the figure is 36.1%
In Leicestershire all occupations saw growth in their numbers except managers, directors and senior officials and process and plant and machine operatives.
In Hinckley and Bosworth there are 19,000 managers, directors and senior officials, professional, associate professional and technical occupations. These
make up 38.2% of occupations in the area. Since 2009 the figure has dropped by 9.8 percentage points (from 48%).
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