Page 5 - Carmarthenshire Skills Report 2024

The breakdown shows the importance of each
industry sector in the county
However, growth will be needed in the following
lower represented sectors due to Freeports, FLOW
and Net Zero:
• Electricity / Energy Supply,
• Information & Communication / Digital
• Financial, Insurance
• Real estate activities
• Water and Waste
In addition, further growth will be required in:
Construction, Manufacturing and Professional,
Scientific and Technology for the future needs
of the county.
Labour Market
• Micro 85.7%
• Small 12.7%
• Medium 1.4%
• Large 0.2%
ONS 2021 census
Lightcast™
. 2024
Most Advertised Job roles 2023
• Care Workers and Home Carers*
• Kitchen and Catering Assistants
• Cleaners
• Sales Related Occupations
• Administrative / PA Occupations
• Kitchen and Catering Assistants
• Nursing*
• Social Workers
• Customer Service Occupations
• Retail management and sales
assistants
* Hardest to fill positions
Business Size
Carmarthenshire
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* SIC Code A (Agriculture Forestry & Fishing) is not contained in this table due to ONS restrictions on
data. SIC Code A employs around 6500 people in Carmarthenshire so could equate to approximately 9%
of the workforce, making it the 5th largest employer in the county
Employee Jobs By Industry % of Labour
Q : Human Health And Social Work Activities 20.9
G : Wholesale And Retail Trade; Repair Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles 14.9
C : Manufacturing 11.9
P : Education 9
I : Accommodation And Food Service Activities 7.5
O : Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security 6.7
F : Construction 6
N : Administrative And Support Service Activities 5.2
H : Transportation And Storage 4.5
M : Professional, Scientific And Technical Activities 4.5
R : Arts, Entertainment And Recreation 2.6
S : Other Service Activities 1.9
J : Information And Communication 1.5
K : Financial And Insurance Activities 0.9
L : Real Estate Activities 0.9
E : Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management And Remediation Activities 0.7
D : Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 0.3
B : Mining And Quarrying 0