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CARRICK - THE SOUTH COAST
AN EMPLOYMENT PROFILE
Key Points
BUSINESS IN THE PENRYN/FALMOUTH AREA
There are just over 1,000 firms in the Penryn/Falmouth area.
- The largest number of business are in the Retail sector (244) followed by Manufacturing (198). These accounts for 43% of all business and 53% of all employment.
- The majority of firms (2 in every 3) are predominantly small business, employing less than 5 staff.
- There are some 135 firms that employ between 11 and 49 staff.
- There are only 34 business that employee in excess of 50 staff.
The top 10 largest employers of staff in the Penryn/Falmouth area:
| Asda | Retail | 250 | Allen & Heath | Engineering | 145 | |
| A&P Falmouth | Ship Repair | 250 | Fryer Workers | Clothing | 130 | |
| Pendennis Shipyard | Boatbuilders | 250 | Falmouth College of Art | Education | 120 | |
| E Thomas | Construction | 200 | W C Rowe | Bakery | 120 | |
| Leo's | Retail | 175 | Watson Marlow | Engineering | 120 |
EMPLOYEES IN THE PENRYN/FALMOUTH AREA
Almost 8,600 people work in and around the Penryn/Falmouth area.
The top 5 largest sector of employment in the Penryn/Falmouth area are:
| Sector | Number. Of employees | % of Penryn/Falmouth workforce | % of county workforce |
| Manufacturing | 2742 | 32% | 24% |
| Retail | 1769 | 21% | 17% |
| Hotel/Catering | 1033 | 12% | 7% |
| Education/Cultural | 778 | 9% | 6% |
| Health/Care | 532 | 6% | 11% |
| TOTAL | 6854 | 80% | 65% |
PENRYN/FALMOUTH - A PROFILE OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEES (1998)
| PENRYN/FALMOUTH | COUNTY | |||
| SECTOR | No: of Business | No: of Employees | No: of Business | No: of Employees |
| Agric/Hort./Fishing (1&2) | 14 | 63 | 870 | 2,689 |
| Art/Craft/Design | 22 | 34 | 272 | 929 |
| Construction | 71 | 265 | 935 | 7,785 |
| Education/Cultural | 25 | 778 | 442 | 9,217 |
| Engineering | 141 | 1884 | 1,195 | 20,516 |
| Finance | 43 | 216 | 488 | 4,203 |
| Hairdressing | 29 | 70 | 315 | 840 |
| Health/Care | 65 | 532 | 979 | 16,018 |
| Hotel/Catering (*2) | 159 | 1033 | 2160 | 10,165 |
| Law & Protective service | 15 | 167 | 174 | 2,445 |
| Leisure/Tourism | 56 | 263 | 720 | 4,908 |
| Manufacturing (other) | 57 | 858 | 919 | 13,543 |
| Office | 26 | 149 | 459 | 17,173 |
| Retail | 244 | 1769 | 3,319 | 24,961 |
| Transport | 33 | 319 | 385 | 4,452 |
| Other | 31 | 152 | 387 | 3,115 |
| TOTAL | 1031 | 8552 | 14,019 | 142,959 |
Excludes 1) Holdings employing family only and 2) seasonal/casual employees.
SUMMARY
WHERE ARE THE MAIN JOB OPPORTUNTIES IN PENRYN/FALMOUTH.
- Engineering/other Manufacturing account for 19% of all business and 32% of all employment.
- Retail accounts for 24% of all business and 21% of all employment.
- Hotel/catering account for 15% of all business and 12% of all employment.
- Education/Cultural account for2% of all business and 9% of all employment.
THE SIZE OF BUSINESS OPERATING IN AND AROUND PENRYN/FALMOUTH
The average business employs 8 people.
There are:-
- 665 (65%) firms employing less than 5 staff
- 151 (15%) firms employing 6-10 staff
- 135 (13%) firms employing 11-49 staff and
- 31 (3%) firms employing in excess of 50 staff.