Figure 11: Relative change in manufacturing employment (1991 - 2001)
Source: Calculated using data from NOMIS, Base year: 1991=100
There has been a substantial increase in employment in pharmaceuticals employment
with 2,638 jobs created between 1991 and 2001 in Dover due to the expansion of one
major employer. Although this is balanced to some extent by a loss of 1195 jobs in
this sector in Dartford. Employment in the manufacture of transport equipment
(trains) rose substantially in Ashford between 1995 and 2001 although there was a fall
of 39% in the number employed in this sector in the Kent region as a whole. In
contrast employment in the manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus has
risen overall in Kent by over 50% over the 10 year period, but with no particular
concentration in the Channel Corridor. Even larger was the growth (93%) in
employment in the manufacture of medical/precision instruments, but this was almost
entirely due to growth in Medway.
During the period there were also substantial losses of manufacturing floor space in
all 4 districts and net figures are mixed for the area as a whole (Figure 12).
□ Ashford
□ Dover
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