Workplace

Earnings

The average weekly full-time earnings for people who live in Kent is £785.90. This is above the national average of £766.60 but below the regional average of £812.20.

Read the earnings in Kent bulletin (PDF, 969.8 KB).

Businesses

The construction industry accounts for the largest proportion of businesses in Kent (18.4%) providing 50,500 jobs. This proportion is significantly higher than Great Britain (14.1%).

The professional, scientific and technical industry has the second highest number of businesses based in Kent (10,280) accounting for 15.7% of all enterprises in the county.

Kent has a high proportion of micro businesses - the latest data shows that 90% of all Kent’s businesses employ less than ten people. Medium and large enterprises employing 50 or more employees account for 1.8% of all businesses in Kent.

Read the UK business counts bulletin (PDF, 281.6 KB).

Employment

Kent Businesses in the wholesale and retail trade have the largest proportion of employees (16.2%) followed by 13.9% working in human health and social work activities and then 9.4% in education.

Read the BRES bulletin (PDF, 974.4 KB).

Business survival rates

The latest 1-year survival rate for businesses in Kent is 94.6%. This is slightly higher than the survival rate in the South East (94.2%) and higher than the survival rate in Great Britain (93.4%).

Find out about the business demography (PDF, 509.1 KB).

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