Page 6 - Neath Port Talbot 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, Enterprise Zones and Net Zero:
• Electricity / Energy Supply,
• Information and Communication, / Digital
• Financial, Insurance
• Real state activities
• Water and Waste
In addition, growth will also be required in: Construction,
Manufacturing and Accommodation and Food services for the
future needs of the county.
• From 2016 to 2021, jobs increased by 3.7% in Neath Port Talbot
from 49,062 to 50,884. This change fell short of the national growth
rate of 4.1% by 0.4%.
• Circa 50,000 jobs 66% being full time
Labour Market
• Micro 87.8%
• Small 10%
• Medium 2%
• Large 0.2%
Labour Market Profile - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (nomisweb.co.uk)
Lightcast™
. 2023
Industry Sector % of Labour
Market
C : Manufacturing 18
Q : Human Health And Social Work Activities 16
G : Wholesale And Retail Trade; Repair Of Motor Vehicles 12
O : Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security 12
H : Transportation And Storage 9
P : Education 9
I : Accommodation And Food Service Activities 5
N : Administrative And Support Service Activities 4.5
F : Construction 3.5
M : Professional, Scientific And Technical Activities 3
R : Arts, Entertainment And Recreation 2.5
L : Real Estate Activities 1.8
J : Information And Communication 1.4
E : Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management And Remediation
Activities 1.2
S : Other Service Activities 1
K : Financial And Insurance Activities 0.8
B : Mining And Quarrying 0.7
D : Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 0.4
Business Size NPT
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* SIC Code A (Agriculture Forestry & Fishing) is not contained in this table due to ONS restrictions on
data.