EconomyEconomy & Business & Business Snapshot –Snapshot Hampshire, S urrey,– September Oxfordshire, Enterprise2015 M3 and Coast to Capital (cont’d)

Focus on sub-national growth in employees in employment in 2014 and between 2010 and 2014 – Part I (selected counties)

Summary

 The Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) is the official source of workplace based employment estimates split by full-time/part-time, including detailed industrial and geographical breakdown. The survey collects employment information from businesses across the whole of the economy.

 The preliminary estimate from the Office for National Statistics shows that the number of employees in employment (‘employee jobs’) in Oxfordshire increased by around 16,000 or 4.9 per cent last year. Employee jobs growth in Oxfordshire was faster than the national or regional average and faster than in any other county in the South East.

 Jobs growth in Surrey was similar to the national average and faster than the South East average. Workplace-based employment (employees in employment) in Surrey increased by 3 per cent or around 16,000 last year compared to the previous year.

 In the Hampshire County Council Area there were about 7,500 additional jobs in 2014 compared to the previous year but employee jobs growth of around 1.3 per cent was slower than the regional or national average. At just 0.3 per cent, jobs growth in West Sussex lagged all other county in the South East.

 The latest preliminary workplace-based estimates are in stark contrast to the residence based employment estimates from the Annual Population Survey (APS) which pointed to sluggish growth in employment in Oxfordshire and Surrey and a robust employment growth in Hampshire in 2014.

 It is important to remember that the estimates of employees in employment come from a workplace-based survey (BRES). Total employment on the other hand comes from a residence-based survey (APS). Furthermore, the BRES estimates do not include self- employment and this data is often distorted to changes in the company’s reporting arrangements and the presence of company headquarters. On the other hand the residence-based estimates include all people in employment regardless of whether they have jobs in the area or commute outside the area.

 What these estimates show is that the focus on just the residence-based employment can be misleading since as shown by the latest preliminary workplace-based estimates, the economies of Oxfordshire and Surrey have been far more successful in creating jobs than is evident from the residence-based total employment estimates.

 The residence-based data shows that employment levels in Hampshire have reached record high levels (the employment rate was above 80 per cent in the year to March 2014) but relatively sluggish growth in employee jobs in Hampshire points to strong contribution of self-employment and out-commuting to the growth in the overall employment rate.

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 Since annual data can be volatile it is desirable to look at employment growth over a longer horizon. However, in this case this does not change the overall conclusion. In terms of employee jobs growth Oxfordshire was still the best-performing county in the South East between 2010 and 2014 and Surrey did better than most other counties in the region.

 The good news this time around is that growth in employee jobs was driven by firms creating full-time jobs. In the previous year, part-time employment was the main driver of jobs growth. Faster jobs growth last year was held back by falling numbers of employees working-part time across the South East.

 Sectoral performance was mixed last year. Information & communication (one of the most important sectors in the area) shed jobs last year in all but two counties (Buckinghamshire and Berkshire) but this sector expanded in England.

 The negative effect of job losses in the highly productive ICT sector was offset by the strong growth in professional, scientific & technical jobs. Employee jobs growth in this sector was robust in the area (about twice as fast as the national average) but jobs growth in Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex was slower than in Kent, East Sussex or Buckinghamshire.

 Finance & insurance expanded in Oxfordshire and West Sussex but contracted in Surrey and Hampshire. However, business administration expanded across the South East last year. Exceptionally strong growth in Oxfordshire (twice as fast as the national average) was one of the main factors behind the strong growth in total jobs in Oxfordshire in 2014.

 Double-digit jobs growth rates in the property sector were registered across the South East last year and construction created jobs in all but two counties. The latest data shows that the number of employee jobs in construction in Oxfordshire expanded by a third but this estimate needs to be treated with a high degree of caution.

 The number of employee jobs in the manufacturing decreased in the South East but increased in England. Manufacturing firms in Hampshire and West Sussex reduced the numbers of employees but manufacturing expanded in Oxfordshire and Surrey.

 Employee jobs growth in the manufacturing sector in Surrey was much faster than the national average last year but Surrey has lost more than a fifth of all manufacturing jobs since 2010 according to this source. On the other hand Oxfordshire had just 2.8 per cent fewer jobs in this sector last year compared to 2010.

 The number of employee retail jobs expanded in just one county (Oxfordshire) and transport & storage expended in all but one county (West Sussex). The number of employees in the transport & storage sector in Surrey expanded by over a quarter last year but this estimate needs to be treated with a high degree of caution.

 Hampshire and Oxfordshire registered growth in the numbers of employee jobs in public administration & defence but there was a sharp decrease in employees in employment in West Sussex. Oxfordshire was the only county in the South East with more employees in education last year than in the previous year and Oxfordshire and Surrey were the only counties to register growth in health last year.

The local authority district level summaries by county are available in the main report

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Employment growth – South East Counties

 The Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) is the official source of workplace based employee and employment estimates split by full-time/part-time, including detailed industrial and geographical breakdown. The survey collects employment information from businesses across the whole of the economy and for every site.

 Figures 1a and Figure 1b show changes in total workplace-based employees in employment between 2013 and 2014 for all counties in the South East. Oxfordshire registered the fastest growth in the number of employees in employment in the South East last year. Job creation in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Kent outpaced the national average last year.

 Total number of employees in employment in Oxfordshire increased by around 16,000 or 4.9 per cent, compared to a 2.2 per cent growth in the South East and 3.1 per cent growth in England (Figure 1a and Figure 1b).

 The number of employees in employment in Surrey increased by about 16,000 last year or 3 per cent, similar to the national average and faster than the South East average. Job creation in West Sussex was marginal last year, just 0.3 per cent compared to 2013.

 The number of employees in employment in the Hampshire County Council Area increased by about 7,500 last year or 1.3 per cent. Job creation in Hampshire was slower than the national or regional average and slower than in the previous year.

Figure 1a: Employment growth, 2013-2014 Figure 1b: Employment growth, 2013-2014 Employees in employment (%) Employees in employment (number)

Hampshire CC Hampshire CC Surrey Surrey Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Buckinghamshire CC Buckinghamshire CC West Sussex West Sussex East Sussex CC East Sussex CC Kent CC Berkshire Kent CC England % Berkshire 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 14,000 18,000

Source: ONS 2015 Source: ONS 2015

 The latest preliminary estimates for Oxfordshire from BRES survey are in stark contrast to employment estimates from the Annual Population Survey (APS) that showed some 5,800 fewer people in employment in Oxfordshire in the year to December 2014 compared to the previous year. The same is true for Surrey with about 7,300 fewer people in employment according to APS1

 It is important to remember that both the BRES and APS estimates do not come from administrative sources but from business and resident surveys and are as such subject to variation from year to year. The BRES estimates are also subject to changes in the company’s reporting arrangements. Data is collected from individual operations and

1 See County/LEP specific Labour Market Updates – July 2015

Page 3 3 Economy & Business Snapshot – Hampshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Enterprise M3 and Coast to Capital (cont’d) changes in the organisation could lead to changes in the data reported to ONS (the presence of company headquarters often distorts the data).

 Furthermore, BRES reports employee jobs whereas APS reports people in employment. Since people can hold multiple jobs and jobs can be shared these are not like for like comparisons. Furthermore, BRES relates to all persons of age 16 and over but in APS age is selectable variable, often reported for the main working age group (16-64).

 Nevertheless, the main differences between the two sources of employment are found in their geographical and group coverage. BRES is workplace based and APS is residence based. Self-employment, HM forces, farm agriculture and government sponsored trainees are all excluded from the BRES estimates.

 What these figures show is that the focus on just APS employment estimates can be misleading since as shown by the workplace-based estimates the economies of Oxfordshire and Surrey have been far more successful in creating jobs than is evident from the residence-based employment estimates.

 The latest data appears to be much stronger than the estimates for the previous year. Jobs growth in 2013 in the area was driven by part-time employment but the latest data shows that growth in full-time employment was behind the increase in employment in the area. Part-time employment decreased across the South East last year (Figure 2b and Figure 2a).

 Oxfordshire was the fastest growing county in the South East last year and employment growth in Oxfordshire was driven entirely by the increase in full-time employment. The number of full-time employees in employment in Oxfordshire increased by about 16,500 or 7.6 per cent, much faster than the national or regional average.

 Part-time employment in Oxfordshire decreased by just 0.5 per cent, smaller decrease than in all but one county in the South East (Kent) and a much smaller decrease than the South East average (-1.6 per cent). Part-time employment in England increased by 1 per cent last year.

Figure 2a: Employment growth, 2013-2014 Figure 2b: Employment growth, 2013-2014 Full-time and Part-time (%) Full-time and Part-time (number)

Hampshire CC Hampshire CC Surrey Surrey Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Buckinghamshire CC Buckinghamshire CC West Sussex West Sussex East Sussex CC East Sussex CC Kent CC Berkshire Kent CC part-time part-time England % f ull-time Berkshire f ull-time -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -8,000 -4,000 0 4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 24,000

Source: ONS 2015 Source: ONS 2015

 The numbers of full-time employees in employment in Surrey increased by about 21,700 or 6.1 per cent, slower than in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire but faster than in all other counties in the South East last year, Figure 2b. The numbers of employees in employment working part-time decreased by about 5,700 or 3.3 per cent but the overall

Page 4 4 Economy & Business Snapshot – Hampshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Enterprise M3 and Coast to Capital (cont’d) performance of Surrey was stronger than the South East average (Figure 2a and Figure 2b).

 Employee jobs growth in West Sussex was held back by sluggish growth in full-time employment (up 2 per cent) and relatively sharp decrease in the number of employees working part-time (down 3 per cent on the year), Figure 2a.

 Growth in the number of employees in employment working full-time in Hampshire was marginally slower than the South East or national average. Faster growth in total number of employee jobs was held back by a relatively sharp fall in employees working part-time which decreased twice as fast as the regional average.

 Annual job estimates from BRES can be volatile and to gain better understanding of any changes in employee jobs at sub-national level it is desirable to look at data over the longer time-horizon.

 Figures 3a and 3b show percentage change in workplace-based employees in employment between 2010 and 2014 for all counties in the South East. Oxfordshire registered the fastest growth in the number of employees in employment in the South East over this period. Growth in Oxfordshire over this period was more than twice as fast as the South East average.

 Total number of employees in employment in Oxfordshire increased by 7.4 per cent or around 23,400. Jobs growth was driven by the increase in full-time employment (up 10.5 per cent compared to growth in 1.2 per cent for part-time employees in employment).

 Over the same period the number of employee jobs in Surrey increased by 3.8 per cent (or around 20,000). Jobs growth in Surrey was also driven by full-time employment, up 5.3 per cent compared to 0.7 per cent growth in part-time employment.

Figure 3a: Employment growth, 2010-2014 Figure 3b: Employment growth, 2010-2014 Employees in employment (%) Full-time and Part-time (%)

Hampshire CC Hampshire CC Surrey Surrey Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Buckinghamshire CC Buckinghamshire CC West Sussex West Sussex East Sussex CC East Sussex CC Kent CC Kent CC

Berkshire Berkshire part-time England % England % f ull-time 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Source: ONS 2015 Source: ONS 2015

 Total number of employees in employment in Hampshire increased by 1.9 per cent or around 10,700. Jobs growth in Hampshire between 2010 and 2014 was driven entirely by growth in part-time jobs (up 6.2 per cent). The number of employees working full-time decreased by about 0.1 per cent.

 Jobs growth in West Sussex was slower than in Hampshire, just 1.7 per cent since 2010 and growth was again driven by part-time jobs (up 5.4 per cent). The number of employees in employment in West Sussex working full-time remained unchanged in 2014 compared to 2010.

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 The above (preliminary) estimates from ONS point to relatively strong performance of the labour market in the area last year. Oxfordshire and Surrey have been far more successful in creating jobs than is evident from residence-based data.

 Relatively sluggish growth in employee jobs in Hampshire in 2014 according to BRES survey and strong growth in employment according to APS (up 23,800 and the employment rate of 79.5 per cent in 2014) point to a likely strong contribution to employment growth from self-employment and out-commuting.

Employment growth by selected sector – South East Counties

 As shown in Table 1 employee jobs growth in the construction sector in Oxfordshire was exceptionally strong last year, up by about a third compared to the previous year. The number of employee jobs in this sector in Surrey increased by 5.7 per cent but jobs growth in Hampshire was sluggish, just 1.2 per cent.

 Oxfordshire and Surrey were the only counties in the South East with more employees in employment in this sector last year than in 2010. In Oxfordshire there were some 27 per cent more employees in employment than in 2010. In Hampshire and West Sussex there were about 6.6 per cent and 5.1 per cent fewer employees in employment than in 2010. Table 1: Employees in employment: 2013-2014 and 2010-2014 Manufacturing and Construction (% change)

Manufacturing (C) Construction (F)

2013-2014 2010-2014 2013-2014 2010-2014 England 1.8 0.2 5.0 0.7 South East -1.0 -10.6 4.2 -2.3 Hampshire -1.7 -9.1 1.2 -6.6 Surrey 4.9 -19.0 5.7 0.9 Oxfordshire 0.7 -2.8 33.8 27.2 Berkshire -9.0 -15.3 -1.8 -13.9 Buckinghamshire 2.4 -7.9 3.8 -3.4 West Sussex -0.9 -8.4 3.5 -5.1 East Sussex -1.7 -12.8 3.5 -8.0 Kent 2.7 -8.7 -0.5 -1.1

Source: ONS 2015

 Manufacturing continued to shed jobs in four counties in the South East last year. Surrey was the best performing county with the number of employee jobs in manufacturing increasing by about 4.9 per cent. Growth in this sector in Oxfordshire was sluggish (up 0.7 per cent) but better than in West Sussex and Hampshire (down 0.9 per cent and 1.7 per cent respectively), Table 1.

 The total number of manufacturing jobs in all counties in the South East decreased between 2010 and 2014. The sharpest fall was in Surrey (-19 per cent) and the slowest in Oxfordshire (-2.8 per cent). Manufacturing employment in Hampshire and West Sussex decreased by 9.1 per cent and 8.4 per cent respectively.

 Oxfordshire was the only county in the South East with more employees in the retail sector last year than in the previous year. Surrey was the only county with fewer retail employee jobs in 2014 than in 2010 (Table 2).

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 The number of retail employee jobs in Oxfordshire increased by 3.3 per cent last year, faster than the national average. Retail jobs decreased in all other counties in the South East. Hampshire and Surrey had 3.6 per cent and 2.9 per cent fewer jobs respectively than in the previous year. The fall in West Sussex was slightly smaller, 1.3 per cent.

 With job creation at about 4 times as fast as the English average transport was a strong performing sector in the South East last year. West Sussex was the only county that registered fewer transport jobs in 2014 than in the previous year.

 Buckinghamshire and Surrey were the best performing counties in the South East last year. The number of employee jobs in the transport sector in Surrey increased by about 26 per cent over the year (Table 2). Jobs growth in both Hampshire and Oxfordshire were robust at 16.2 per cent and 12.2 per cent respectively.

 Oxfordshire had about 22 per cent more employees in employment in this sector in 2014 than in 2010. On this measure Oxfordshire performed better than any other county in the South East. The performance of Surrey and Hampshire was similar to the South East average but West Sussex lagged all other counties in the South East.

Table 2: Employees in employment: 2013-2014 and 2010-2014 Retail and Transport & Storage (% change)

Retail (Part G) Transport & storage* (H)

2013-2014 2010-2014 2013-2014 2010-2014 England 2.4 2.4 3.6 3.5 South East -3.2 1.3 13.8 12.5 Hampshire -3.6 2.0 16.2 13.3 Surrey -2.9 -3.1 26.0 11.4 Oxfordshire 3.3 7.2 12.2 22.1 Berkshire -6.2 1.9 16.2 12.4 Buckinghamshire -2.9 3.5 29.3 12.1 West Sussex -1.3 5.1 -0.9 3.6 East Sussex -3.9 -0.2 21.5 11.0 Kent -5.9 -0.1 18.8 10.6

Source: ONS 2015

 Information & communication is normally one of the best performing sectors in terms of employment growth but last year’s data was disappointing with just two counties (Buckinghamshire and Berkshire) showing positive rates of growth (Table 3).

 The numbers of employees in employment in this sector in both Surrey and Oxfordshire decreased by about 12 per cent compared to the previous year. The fall in Hampshire was smaller (- 8.5 per cent) but still faster than the national average.

 Nevertheless, information & communication remains one of the most important growth sectors in the South East. In 2014 all but one county (West Sussex) in the South East had more employee jobs in this sector than in 2010. However, jobs growth in the area was slower than the South East average (Table 3).

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Table 3: Employees in employment: 2013-2014 and 2010-4 Information & Communication and Professional, Scientific & Technical (% change)

Professional, scientific & technical Information & communication (J) (M) 2013-2014 2010-2014 2013-2014 2010-2014 England 5.3 12.1 6.7 19.3 South East -5.9 10.4 14.5 15.5 Hampshire -8.5 5.3 14.1 21.7 Surrey -11.7 5.3 13.2 13.9 Oxfordshire -11.9 5.6 13.5 21.9 Berkshire 2.5 19.1 9.9 16.4 Buckinghamshire 6.1 21.1 19.1 7.2 West Sussex -4.0 -4.8 9.3 10.5 East Sussex -7.0 24.9 26.8 18.4 Kent -9.8 11.0 23.2 10.8

Source: ONS 2015

 Professional, scientific and technical expanded across the South East last year and in most counties jobs growth was faster than the national average (Table 3). Kent and East Sussex saw exceptionally strong growth in employee jobs in this sector. Buckinghamshire and Hampshire were the best performing counties in the area.

 The number of employee jobs in this sector in Hampshire increased by about 14 per cent last year, slightly faster than in Oxfordshire and Surrey (13.5 per cent and 13.2 per cent respectively). Jobs growth in West Sussex was faster than the national average but slower than elsewhere in the South East.

 Between 2010 and 2014 Oxfordshire and Hampshire had the fastest growth in employee jobs in the professional, scientific and technical sector in the South East. Jobs growth in Surrey was marginally slower than the South East average but ahead of West Sussex (Table 3).

 The impact of the last recession on finance & insurance was substantial in terms of both output and jobs. The sector is still restructuring across the country with changes in technology having an impact on both output and employment across the sector. The good news is that this sector expanded headcounts in the South East and England last year and that job numbers in several counties are higher than in 2010.

 Oxfordshire had about 1.4 per cent more jobs in this sector last year than in the previous year and West Sussex about 4.5 per cent more jobs than in the previous year. Employee jobs in Surrey and Hampshire decreased by 1.6 per cent and 4.1 per cent respectively. Surrey and West Sussex had more employee jobs last year than in 2010 but the fastest growth in the South East was registered in Kent and East Sussex (Table 4).

 Jobs growth across most sub-regional economies was driven by strong growth in one of the largest and most important industrial sectors - business administration and support services. All counties experienced growth in jobs in this sector and Oxfordshire was again the best performing county.

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Table 4: Employees in employment: 2013-2014 and 2010-2014 Finance & Insurance and Business Administration (% change)

Business administration & support Financial & insurance (K) services (N)

2013-2014 2010-2014 2013-2014 2010-2014

England 2.6 1.6 7.5 14.7

South East 1.5 4.6 8.3 17.4

Hampshire -4.1 -2.7 4.4 17.6

Surrey -1.6 0.4 7.7 14.0

Oxfordshire 1.4 -8.9 15.6 26.4

Berkshire -4.0 -16.4 6.1 -1.7

Buckinghamshire -6.7 -12.0 14.2 36.8

West Sussex 4.5 1.5 8.8 23.5

East Sussex -7.7 18.2 4.7 7.1

Kent 22.0 25.0 6.5 26.0

Source: ONS 2014

 Employee jobs in Oxfordshire in this sector increased by about 15.6 per cent or twice as fast as the average for England. Jobs growth in both Surrey and West Sussex was relatively robust (8.8 per cent and 7.7 per cent respectively) but slower than the South East average. Relatively sluggish growth in business administration and support services in Hampshire (4.4 per cent) is one of the factors that explain sluggish growth in total jobs in Hampshire last year.

 Jobs growth across most counties looks strong when compared to 2010 with West Sussex, Hampshire and Oxfordshire all outperforming the national and regional average. Employee jobs growth in Surrey was slower than the South East average but marginally faster than the national average (Table 4).

Table 5: Employees in employment: 2013-2014 and 2010-2014 Property and Public administration & defence (% change)

Property (L) Public administration & defence (O) 2013-2014 2010-2014 2013-2014 2010-2014 England -0.5 13.4 -2.6 -16.6 South East 21.5 3.8 -2.9 -19.5 Hampshire 17.5 6.0 4.8 -13.5 Surrey 24.6 -2.2 -0.4 -11.1 Oxfordshire 22.1 20.7 1.4 -22.2 Berkshire 15.3 -8.8 -1.1 -20.3 Buckinghamshire 20.2 4.3 0.2 -13.7 West Sussex 30.4 8.1 -18.4 -43.3 East Sussex 20.2 3.7 1.0 -12.0 Kent 24.3 16.2 -3.3 -23.3

Source: ONS 2014

 Property was by far the best performing sector with double digit growth in employee jobs across the South East. Exceptionally strong performance in the South East was in stark contrast to the national average (Table 5).

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 The numbers of employee jobs in West Sussex increased by about 30 per cent last year followed by Oxfordshire (22 per cent) and Surrey (24.6 per cent growth). Jobs growth in Hampshire was slower (17.5 per cent) but nevertheless exceptionally strong.

 In 2014 Oxfordshire had about a fifth more employee jobs in this sector than in 2010. Surrey and Berkshire were the only areas with fewer jobs in property last year than in 2010 (Table 5).

 Employee jobs in public administration & defence were significantly lower in 2014 compared to 2010 (Table 6). Employee jobs decreased by 43 per cent in West Sussex and 22 per cent in Oxfordshire. Surrey and West Sussex did better with decreases of around 11 per cent and 13.5 per cent respectively.

 Last year was better for public administration & defence in several counties in the South East. Employee jobs expanded in Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and West Sussex but decreased in other counties in the South East.

 Education is a large sector in most sub-national economies but in terms of jobs growth it expanded in one county in the South East (Oxfordshire). There was a small decrease in employee jobs in Hampshire. The decrease in Surrey was twice as fast as the South East average but smaller than in West Sussex (down by about 9 per cent). Hampshire and Surrey were the only counties in the area with fewer employee jobs in education in 2014 than in 2010 (Table 6).

Table 6: Employees in employment: 2013-2014 and 2010-2014 Education and Health (% change)

Education (P) Health (Q) 2013-2014 2010-2014 2013-2014 2010-2014 England 1.0 2.1 1.4 7.2 South East -2.1 -0.9 -1.0 -0.3 Hampshire -1.2 -0.9 -1.8 -2.8 Surrey -4.5 -4.8 1.8 8.1 Oxfordshire 0.3 1.7 1.7 4.5 Berkshire -2.2 2.8 -2.4 -1.8 Buckinghamshire -4.3 0.8 0.0 -1.0 West Sussex -8.9 0.1 -5.0 -2.5 East Sussex -2.0 -1.5 -6.4 -7.7 Kent -2.5 -6.6 -0.7 -5.1

Source: ONS 2014

 Health, another large sector contracted in all but two counties in the South East last year. Employee jobs in Surrey and Oxfordshire expanded by about 2 per cent respectively. There was a small decrease in Hampshire but employee jobs in West Sussex contracted by about 5 per cent (table 5). Surrey and Oxfordshire were the only counties in the South East with more employee jobs in this sector last year than in 2010.

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Workplace-based employment growth by district – Oxfordshire

 The number of employee in employment in Oxfordshire increased by around 16,000 or 4.9 per cent last year. Employee jobs growth was driven by the increase in employees working full-time, up 7.6 per cent. The number of employees in employment working part-time decreased by 0.5 per cent. Between 2010 and 2014 the number of employees in employment in Oxfordshire increased by 7.4 per cent (Table 6).

 The number of employees in employment in Oxford increased by 8.5 per cent last year, faster than in any other district in Oxfordshire. Jobs growth in South Oxfordshire and West Oxfordshire was stronger than the South East and national average (Table 7). Employee jobs growth in Vale of White Horse and Cherwell was similar to the South East average.

 Growth in the number of employees in employment working full-time was relatively strong across Oxfordshire but the growth in part-time employment was registered in two districts (Oxford and West Oxfordshire).

Table 7: Employees in employment: 2012-2013 and 2010-2013 Total, Full-time (FT) and Part-time (PT), (% change)

2013-2014 2010-2014 Total FT PT Total FT PT England 3.1 4.1 1.0 5.3 6.1 3.5 South East 2.2 4.1 -1.6 3.3 3.8 2.2 Oxfordshire 4.9 7.6 -0.5 7.4 10.5 1.2 Cherwell 2.2 4.3 -2.1 6.5 9.4 0.4 Oxford 8.5 11.7 2.6 9.2 12.1 3.7 South Oxfordshire 5.2 9.3 -1.9 9.8 14.2 2.2 Vale of White Horse 2.0 5.1 -5.3 3.7 7.1 -4.3 West Oxfordshire 3.8 4.6 2.0 5.7 8.1 0.9

Source: ONS 2015

 Since 2010 the numbers of employees in employment increased in all districts in Oxfordshire and the growth in employees in employment in all but one district (Vale of White Horse) was faster than the South East or national average (Table 7).

 Falling numbers of employees in employment working part-time held back stronger growth in employee numbers in Vale of White Horse between 2010 and 2014. Growth in the numbers of employees in employment working full-time was faster than the regional or national average across Oxfordshire.

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Workplace-based employment growth by district – Surrey

 The numbers of employees in employment in Surrey increased by around 16,000 or 3.0 per cent last year. Employee jobs growth in Surrey was faster than the South East average and similar to the national average. Jobs growth was driven by full-time employment, up 6.1 per cent. The number of employees in employment working part- time decreased by 3.3 per cent. Between 2010 and 2014 the number of employees in employment in Surrey increased by 3.8 per cent (Table 8).

 The number of employees in employment in Surrey Heath increased by 6.1 per cent, faster than in any other district in Surrey last year. Employee jobs growth in Surrey Heath, Runnymede, Waverley and Elmbridge outpaced the South East average last year.

 Full-time employee jobs growth was relatively strong across Surrey with all but one district (Mole Valley) registering faster growth in full-time employees in employment than the regional or national average. Faster growth was held back by part-time employment which contracted across Surrey. The sharpest decrease was in Mole Valley (-6.6 per cent) and the slowest in Waverley (-0.8 per cent)

Table 8: Employees in employment: 2012-2013 and 2010-2013 Total, Full-time (FT) and Part-time (PT), (% change)

2013-2014 2010-2014 Total FT PT Total FT PT England 3.1 4.1 1.0 5.3 6.1 3.5 South East 2.2 4.1 -1.6 3.3 3.8 2.2 Surrey 3.0 6.1 -3.3 3.8 5.3 0.7 Elmbridge 3.5 6.6 -2.9 5.8 7.6 1.8 Waverley 4.0 6.8 -0.8 5.3 6.9 2.6 Woking 2.7 5.3 -2.9 1.1 -0.8 5.8 Epsom and Ewell 2.3 4.7 -1.8 7.9 12.0 1.2 Guildford 2.6 5.4 -3.7 7.1 10.7 -0.8 Mole Valley 0.2 3.2 -6.6 -1.9 -3.4 1.7 Reigate and Banstead 2.0 5.1 -4.6 4.3 4.9 2.9 Runnymede 4.7 8.2 -5.0 0.0 11.0 -23.7 Spelthorne 2.7 4.5 -0.9 1.0 2.1 -1.6 Surrey Heath 6.1 10.7 -2.8 7.9 3.2 19.9 Tandridge 1.6 5.5 -4.2 1.9 0.5 4.4

Source: ONS 2015

 In 2014 all but one Surrey district (Mole Valley) had more employees in employment than in 2010 (Table 7). Full-time employment increased in all but two districts (Mole Valley and Woking) and part-time employment increased in all but three Surrey districts (Guildford, Runnymede and Spelthorne), Table 8.

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Workplace-based employment growth by district – Hampshire

 The number of employee in employment in the Hampshire County Council Area increased by around 7,500 or 1.3 per cent last year. Employee jobs growth in Hampshire was slower than the South East average and slower than the national average (Table 9).

 Jobs growth was driven by full-time employment, up 3.6 per cent. The number of employees in employment working part-time decreased by 3.1 per cent. Between 2010 and 2014 the number of employees in employment in Hampshire increased by 1.9 per cent.

 The number of employees in employment in East Hampshire increased by 7.0 per cent, faster than in any other district in Hampshire in 2014. Employee jobs growth in East Hampshire, Test Valley, Hart, New Forest (and Southampton) outpaced the South East average last year.

 The numbers of employees in employment decreased in three districts in the Hampshire County Council Area (Basingstoke & Deane, Eastleigh and Fareham). The falls in employee jobs in Eastleigh and Fareham were modest but employees in employment in Basingstoke & Deane decreased by 5.5 per cent. Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight also registered small decreases in employee jobs last year.

Table 9: Employees in employment: 2012-2013 and 2010-2013 Total, Full-time (FT) and Part-time (PT), (% change)

2013-2014 2010-2014 Total FT PT Total FT PT England 3.1 4.1 1.0 5.3 6.1 3.5 South East 2.2 4.1 -1.6 3.3 3.8 2.2 Hampshire 1.3 3.6 -3.1 1.9 -0.1 6.2 Basingstoke and Deane -5.5 -5.2 -6.3 -5.5 -8.4 2.1 Rushmoor 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.2 -2.1 14.5 Test Valley 6.5 9.7 -0.5 10.0 10.5 8.9 Winchester 0.9 4.3 -5.2 9.7 8.8 11.5 East Hampshire 7.0 11.5 -0.8 -8.5 -11.5 -2.1 Eastleigh -0.5 5.7 -11.6 -0.9 -2.1 1.9 Fareham -0.6 2.6 -6.4 0.5 0.8 -0.2 Gosport 0.3 0.2 0.4 2.4 -4.6 16.1 Hart 6.0 6.1 5.6 16.3 14.6 19.8 Havant 0.4 -1.8 4.2 5.7 0.2 15.9 New Forest 3.6 8.2 -3.9 -2.7 -2.5 -3.0 Portsmouth -0.7 -3.5 5.1 -0.9 -2.6 2.4 Southampton 2.8 3.5 1.7 3.1 -0.7 10.4 Isle of Wight -0.7 3.2 -6.5 -2.2 -0.7 -4.5

Source: ONS 2015

 Full-time employee jobs growth was exceptionally strong in East Hampshire, Test Valley and New Forest but full-time employment decreased in Basingstoke & Deane, Havant (and Portsmouth), Table 9.

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 Rushmoor, Gosport, Hart and Havant were the only districts in the Hampshire County Council Area with more employees in employment working part time last year than in the previous year. Growth in part-time employment was relatively strong in Hart and Havant. The sharpest decrease in part-time employment in the area was in Eastleigh (-11.6 per cent).

 In 2014 all but four districts in the Hampshire County Council Area (Basingstoke & Deane, East Hampshire, Eastleigh and New Forest) had more employees in employment than in 2010 (Table 9). Sluggish growth was driven by relatively weak growth in full-time employment.

Page 14 14 Economy & Business Snapshot – Hampshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Enterprise M3 and Coast to Capital (cont’d) http://uk-ar.com/google/32457.htm Business specific intelligence  Capgemini is to set up a £17m IT security office in Rhonnda Cynon Taff, The latest business specific intelligence with the creation of 100 jobs over the for Hampshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, next three years. 07-Oct-2015 Enterprise M3 and Coast to Capital Local Capgemini, No 1 Forge End, Woking, Enterprise Partnership Areas includes the Surrey, GU21 6DB news that: Tel: 01483 764764 http://www.capgemini.com  Zinc Ahead is looking to expand the http://uk-ar.com/google/12852.htm 120-strong workforce at its Oxford- http://www.uk- based commercial content ar.com/1/cap36087.htm management solutions business over the next year, following its acquisition  Ocado is to open a 240,000 sq ft by US-based Veeva Systems. 12- distribution centre at Walworth Oct-2015 Zinc Ahead, 4240 Nash Business Park in Andover early next Court, Oxford Business Park South, year, with the creation of 700 jobs. 07- Oxford, OX4 2RU Oct-2015 Ocado, Titan Court, 3 Bishop Tel: 01865 398170 Square, Hatfield, AL10 9NE http://www.zinc-ahead.com Tel: 01707 227800 http://www.ocado.com  GE has acquired Blade Dynamics, http://uk-ar.com/google/21314.htm the Southampton-based wind power http://www.uk- firm, for undisclosed terms. 12-Oct- ar.com/1/oca14361.htm 2015 GE, 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06828-0001, USA  Fat Face is to set up a 120,000 sq ft http://www.ge.com clothing distribution centre at Dunsbury http://www.uk- Hill Farm in Portsmouth by 2017. 07- ar.com/1/gea84261.htm Oct-2015 Fat Face, PO Box 1, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 2UA  ATC Lasham has gone into Tel: 0870 6000090 administration through Grant Thornton, http://www.fatface.com with the loss of more than 100 jobs at http://uk-ar.com/google/15653.htm its Hampshire-based aircraft http://www.uk- maintenance business. ar.com/1/fat84184.htm 06-Oct-2015 ATC Lasham, Lasham Airfield,  Elekta of Sweden is to set up a Hampshire, GU34 5SP 150,000 sq ft radiotherapy research Tel: 01256 825100 and development facility at Manor http://www.atclasham.co.uk Royal Business District near Crawley. http://news.google.co.uk/news/sear 05-Oct-2015 Elekta, Linac House, ch?q=ATC%20Lasham Fleming Way, Crawley, RH10 9RR Tel: 01293 544422  Wilkins Kennedy has merged with http://www.elekta.com FBR Accounting, the Southampton- http://uk-ar.com/google/36284.htm based accountancy firm with 11 staff. 08-Oct-2015 Wilkins Kennedy, Cecil  Paragon is to acquire Five Arrows Hse, 52 St Andrew St, Hertford, SG14 Leasing, the Surrey-based asset 1JA finance firm, for £117m. 05-Oct-2015 Tel: 01992 550847 Paragon, 51 Homer Road, Solihull, http://www.wilkinskennedy.com West Midlands, B91 3QJ

Economic & Business Intelligence Service, Research & Intelligence, Hampshire County Council. For further information contact: [email protected] 15 Page 15 Economy & Business Snapshot – Hampshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Enterprise M3 and Coast to Capital (cont’d) Tel: 0845 8494000  Diocese of Oxford is planning to http://www.paragon-group.co.uk relocate 90 staff to a new http://uk-ar.com/google/21756.htm headquarters at Langford Locks in http://www.uk- Kidlington by spring 2016. 17-Sep- ar.com/1/par86762.htm 2015 Diocese of Oxford, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire,  Bluebird Care is to create 100 new OX2 0NB home care jobs across Hampshire. Tel: 01865 208200 28-Sep-2015 Bluebird Care, Charles http://www.oxford.anglican.org Hse, Charles St, Petersfield, Hants, http://uk-ar.com/google/39453.htm GU32 3EH Tel: 01730 260026  Tessella is to set up a new office at http://www.bluebirdcare.co.uk Sci-Tech Daresbury in Cheshire for its http://uk-ar.com/google/11969.htm software and consulting services. 17- http://www.uk- Sep-2015 Tessella, 26 The Quadrant, ar.com/1/blu06255.htm Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, OX14 3YS  Oxygen Freejumping is to create at http://www.tessella.com least 50 jobs at a new £1.5m http://uk-ar.com/google/32578.htm trampoline park due to open in Southampton this December. 23-  Science Group has bought the assets Sep-2015 Oxygen Freejumping, Unit of Leatherhead Food International, 15, Kendal Ave, London, W3 0AF the Surrey-based food research firm Tel: 020 89922211 with 150 staff, for £1.6m, and will http://www.oxygenfreejumping.co.u relocate it to a new site in 2016. 17- k Sep-2015 Science Group, Harston http://uk-ar.com/google/39496.htm Mill, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7GG http://www.sciencegroup.com  Eastleigh Borough Council has http://uk-ar.com/google/39458.htm submitted plans to redevelop a former Civic Centre site with a car dealership,  Open University is considering plans restaurants and offices, which could to close its regional centres in create 300 jobs. 22-Sep-2015 Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Eastleigh Borough Council, Civic Gateshead, Leeds, London and Offices, Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 Oxford, casting doubt on the future of 9YN about 500 jobs. 16-Sep-2015 Open Tel: 023 80688000 University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AT http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk http://www.open.ac.uk http://uk-ar.com/google/32635.htm http://uk-ar.com/google/39446.htm

 Oxford University has secured a  PwC is to create more than 1,500 new £200m loan to build new science and jobs at its accountancy business over research facilities for up to 600 the next year. 15-Sep-2015 PwC, 1 scientists and for the renovation of Embankment Place, London, WC2N historic buildings. 21-Sep-2015 Oxford 6NN University, Wellington Sq, Oxford, OX1 Tel: 020 75835000 2JD http://www.pwc.co.uk http://www.ox.ac.uk http://uk-ar.com/google/22590.htm http://uk-ar.com/google/21570.htm http://www.uk- http://www.uk- ar.com/1/pwc58016.htm ar.com/1/oxf65544.htm

Economic & Business Intelligence Service, Research & Intelligence, Hampshire County Council. For further information contact: [email protected] 16 Page 16 Economy & Business Snapshot – Hampshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Enterprise M3 and Coast to Capital (cont’d)  HML Holdings has acquired Castle Wildish, the Surrey-based property management firm, for £0.5m. 15-Sep- 2015 HML Holdings, 9 Quadrant, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, TW9 1BP http://www.hmlholdings.com http://uk-ar.com/google/16818.htm http://www.uk- ar.com/1/hml63085.htm

 Winchester City Council is considering proposals to build a new £29m leisure centre at Bar End. 10- Sep-2015 Winchester City Council, Colebrook St, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9LJ http://www.winchester.gov.uk http://uk-ar.com/google/27012.htm http://www.uk- ar.com/1/win41816.htm

 Oxfordshire County Council is considering plans to close 44 children's centres and replace them with eight family and resources sites across the county. 09-Sep-2015 Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Rd, Oxford, OX1 1ND Tel: 01865 792422 http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk http://uk-ar.com/google/21574.htm http://www.uk- ar.com/1/oxf50113.htm

 P&L Software Systems, the Oxfordshire-based waste management software firm, has been acquired by AMCS of Ireland. 07-Sep- 2015 P&L Software Systems, 1 Somerville Crt, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3SN Tel: 01295 816400 http://www.plsoft.co.uk http://uk-ar.com/google/39368.htm

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