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The Economic Geography of the Gatwick Diamond
By
Hugo Bessis
| 31 October 2017
The Economic Geography of the Gatwick Diamond
By
Hugo Bessis
| 31 October 2017
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Executive Summary
Introduction
The performance of the Gatwick Diamond economy
Box Figure 1: GVA per worker, 2010 and 2015
Box Figure 2: Jobs by industry, 2015
Box Figure 3: Share of KIBS jobs, 2016
Box Figure 4: KIBS jobs by type of industry (2016)
Box Figure 5: KIBS and total jobs growth (1998-2016)
Box Figure 6: Jobs by occupation
Box Figure 7: Average workplace weekly wage, 2016
Box Figure 8: Residents by skills level, 2015
Box Figure 9: New firms per 10,000 population, 2015
Box Figure 10: Share of jobs in foreign-owned companies, 2016
The residents and workers of the Gatwick Diamond
Box Figure 17: Flow of workers to and from the Gatwick Diamond
Box Figure 18: Origin of Gatwick Diamond’s workers
Box Figure 19: Residents by place of work, 2011
Box Figure 20: Destination of Gatwick Diamond residents outside the area
Box Figure 21: Residents by job occupation
Box Figure 22: Jobs by occupation, residents and workers
Box Figure 23: Residents and workers average weekly wages, 2016
Box Figure 24: Housing affordability ratio
Box Figure 25: Affordability ratio by work place, 2016
Box Figure 26: Average house price per m2 by local authority
Conclusions and policy recommendations
Annex 1: KIBS definition
Annex 2: City Centre Boundaries
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1: The Gatwick Diamond and its four comparator areas
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