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The Labour Market Challenge

Precarious Employment Proportion of Workers in Part-time Employment, 2018*

Sector BTD Area Barrow Cumbria England
Part time work accounts for 28% and 29% of
employment in the BTD area and Barrow No. % No. % % %
respectively, which is in line with Cumbria (29%), Agriculture and Mining 0 0% 10 15% 25% 19%
but lower than England (32%). Business Support Services 145 26% 185 28% 35% 37%

In the BTD area, part time work is a prominent Construction 135 14% 170 15% 16% 16%
feature in hospitality, leisure and recreation (60%), Creative 30 26% 35 28% 22% 21%
retail (60%) and public administration, education
and health (44%). The prevalence of part time work Financial and Professional 470 27% 590 28% 29% 20%
in these is broadly in line with the rest of Barrow, but Services
higher than comparator geographies. Hospitality, Leisure and 1,175 60% 1,430 60% 55% 56%

Recreation
Overall, about 4.1% of Barrow’s workers are
employed in non-permanent positions, which is ICT & Digital 75 17% 80 17% 19% 14%
slightly lower compared to Cumbria and England Manufacturing 225 2% 265 3% 6% 8%
(4.6%).
Other Services 80 43% 95 40% 31% 32%
Public Admin, Education,
Proportion of Workers in Non-Permanent Health 3,125 44% 3,535 45% 44% 41%
Employment, 2018*
Retail 2,230 60% 2,390 59% 52% 51%
Barrow Cumbria England
Transport 90 13% 100 14% 15% 16%

No % % % Utilities and waste 10 2% 15 4% 4% 8%

Warehousing and Logistics 55 37% 55 24% 24% 16%
Non- 1,200 4.1% 4.6% 4.6%
Permanent Wholesale 60 17% 70 19% 17% 15%
Work Total 7,905 28% 9,025 29% 34% 32%

Source: BRES, ONS, 2019; Annual Population Survey, ONS, 2019 * No 2019 figures for BTD area is available.