Workplace

Earnings

The average weekly full-time earnings for people who live in Kent is £751.80. This is above the national average of £729.80 but below the regional average of £779.20.

Read the earnings in Kent bulletin (PDF, 609.3 KB).

Businesses

The construction industry accounts for the largest proportion of businesses in Kent (18.3%) providing 44,000 jobs. This proportion is significantly higher than Great Britain (13.9%).

The professional, scientific and technical industry has the second highest number of businesses based in Kent (10,185) accounting for 15.8% of all enterprises in the county.

Kent has a high proportion of micro businesses - the latest data shows that 89.9% 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, 374.6 KB).

Employment

Kent Businesses in the wholesale and retail trade have the largest proportion of employees (16.2%) followed by 14.8% working in human health and social work activities and then 9.3% in education.

Read the BRES bulletin (PDF, 626.0 KB).

Business survival rates

The latest 1-year survival rate for businesses in Kent is 93.4%. This is equal to the survival rate in the South East and slightly higher than the survival rate in Great Britain (92.4%).

Find out about the business demography (PDF, 553.3 KB).