Woodbridge4 Great Yarmouth5


Level 3 Level 2 Level 1


Apprenticeship No qualifications Other


10.6% 15.8% 7.8% 6.8%


24.2% 18.4%


11.9% 16.3% 14.0% 4.3%


25.3% 5.2%


Lowestoft 11.9% 16.4% 14.3% 4.3%


25.0% 5.0%


Harwich Great Britain 11.5% 17.0% 15.8% 3.7%


23.9% 5.1%


12.3% 15.3% 13.3% 3.6%


22.7% 5.7%


28.7.1.2 Population 77.


Each of the Study Areas is characterised by relatively high historic levels of population growth. The population in each of the Study Areas apart from Woodbridge increased at a faster rate than the national average between 2001- 2012.


28.7.1.3 Economic Activity 78.


The economic activity rate is a useful measure of labour market opportunities available in the area. Economic activity in Woodbridge, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft is lower than the national average. The Harwich Study Area is characterised by high levels of economic activity. This may be influenced by its southerly location and relative proximity to London. Unemployment in each area is notably below the national average.


28.7.1.4 Age Structure 79.


All areas within the study area have a higher proportion of retired-aged people in relation to their working age populations, when compared with the national GB averages.


28.7.1.5 Employment Structure 80. Woodbridge has relatively high levels of construction employment relative to the national GB average. Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft have high levels of construction, manufacturing and electrical and energy related labour while Harwich has a particularly high level of construction-related employment.


81.


Tourism and leisure related occupations (i.e. accommodation and food services) account for a higher than average proportion of employment in Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. These occupations account for a lower than average proportion of jobs in Woodbridge and Harwich.


Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014


East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm


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