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KEEP IN TOUCH:
UNDERSTANDING THE

LOCAL LABOUR MARKET

Worcestershire’s

Key Growth Sectors

In every county across the UK, there are Key Growth Sectors, this means that there are certain
industries where job growth is expected to be much greater than other industries.

If your son / daughter is interested in a career within one of these sectors, their chances
of finding a job are a lot higher.

Advanced Cyber Security Agri-Food/Agri Visitor &
Manufacturing and Defence Tech Sector Destination
Economy
Worcestershire Worcestershire is Worcestershire
benefits from a strong home to specialist contains rural areas An economic impact
automotive supply communications with many successful assessment found the
chain, linking with agency QinetiQ in businesses focused direct value of tourism
Jaguar Land Rover Malvern. The Malvern on agriculture, in Worcestershire to be
and other first tier car Hills Science Park horticulture and £638 million, with over
manufacturers. The in the south of the food production 6% of Worcestershire’s
county also has a county is now the site across the UK “field- employees working in
strong manufacturing of a growing number to-fork” supply the sector.
base in traditional of spin-out companies chain. Companies
industries such as as well as home to the are increasingly
carpet weaving, National Cyber Skills pioneering innovative
needles and textile Centre. technology in their
manufacture. In growing and
Worcestershire production practices.
machine
manufacturing
and engineering
employment is 85%
above the England
average.

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