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Guildford Business Forum recently commissioned a State of the District Report. This is an audit of the economic, environmental and social wellbeing of the area and paints a full picture of Guildford's economy. The full report and data annex are both availalbe to print off.
Guildford Audit Report
Facts and Figures
Area 104 square miles
• Population 129,701 (2001 Census)
• Population Density 4.8 people per hectare (2001 Census)
• Unemployment Rate 1% (May 2003)
• Council Tax Band D £1043
• Mean Income (Surrey) £23,000
Population
The population of Guildford Borough currently stands at 129,701 (2001 Census)
• 61,420 are economically active
• 35,270 work in the Borough
• 26,150 work outside the Borough
• 1% are unemployed (May 2003)
Workforce
Guildford Borough's workforce is made up of 57,887 jobs:
• 35,270 of these are taken up by residents in Guildford Borough
• 22,610 are taken up by people from outside the Borough
Industry Sector
There are about 5020 businesses in Guildford Borough. Information on the occupation of people working in the Borough shows that:
• 81.7% of employees are based in the service sector
• 9.5% of employees are based in the manufacturing sector
• 4.4% of employees are based in the construction sector
• 4.4% of employees are based in the primary industry sector
Source: All figures, except where indicated, originate from the 1991 Census of Population
Business Profile
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Number fo Employees |
% of companies employing that number |
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1 |
13.6% |
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2-6 |
39.9% |
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6-9 |
17.2% |
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10-19 |
15.0% |
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20-49 |
9.5% |
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50-99 |
3.0% |
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100-199 |
1.2% |
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200+ |
0.6% |
| Source: Guildford Business Database |
GDP by Sector for Guildford and Surrey
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Guildford £bn |
Surrey £bn |
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Sic 92 |
Description |
2000 |
2005 |
2010 |
2000 |
2005 |
2010 |
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ABC |
Agriculture & Extraction |
.10 |
.12 |
.14 |
.81 |
.98 |
1.15 |
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DE |
Manufacturing & Utitlities |
.31 |
.33 |
.35 |
2.43 |
2.67 |
2.85 |
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F |
Construction |
.09 |
.10 |
.11 |
.69 |
.79 |
.87 |
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G |
Retail & Wholesale |
.23 |
.26 |
.25 |
1.85 |
2.09 |
2.29 |
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HO |
Leisure |
.15 |
.20 |
.25 |
1.20 |
1.59 |
2.02 |
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I |
Transport & Communications |
.17 |
.21 |
.26 |
1.38 |
1.70 |
2.06 |
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J |
Finance & Insurance |
.16 |
.18 |
.19 |
1.26 |
1.42 |
1.54 |
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K72 |
Computer |
.11 |
.15 |
.19 |
.86 |
1.21 |
1.51 |
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Krest |
Business Services |
.52 |
.65 |
.84 |
4.14 |
5.23 |
6.78 |
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Public Services |
Public Services |
.25 |
.27 |
.29 |
2.01 |
2.19 |
2.37 |
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Total |
2.09 |
2.47 |
2.87 |
16.63 |
19.87 |
23.44 |
Source: Figures adpated by Surrey Economic Partnership from base forecasts provided by PACEC, 2000
Other sources of economic information are:
National Statitistics Online (for full census breakdown and a range of other information)
HM Land Registry (for house prices)
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