Table 4 – Jobs Density Bridgend (Jobs) Bridgend (Density) Wales (Density) Great Britain (Density) Jobs Density 67,000 0.76 0.74 0.83 Source: ONS jobs density Notes: The density figures represent the ratio of total jobs to population aged 16-64 Total jobs includes employees, self-employed, government-supported trainees and HM Forces Employee Jobs (2015) Bridgend (Employee Jobs) Bridgend (%) Wales (%) Great Britain (%) Total Employee Jobs 58,000 - - - Full-Time 40,000 69.0 65.9 69.1 Part-Time 18,000 31.0 34.0 30.9 Employee Jobs by Industry Mining and Quarrying 10 0.0 0.1 0.2 Manufacturing 8,000 13.8 12.0 8.3 Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply 500 0.9 0.9 0.4 Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities 600 1.0 1.1 0.7 Construction 3,000 5.2 4.2 4.6 Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles 10,000 17.2 15.9 15.8 Transportation and Storage 2,000 3.4 3.6 4.7 Accommodation and Food Service Activities 3,500 6.0 7.6 7.2 Information and Communication 1,750 3.0 1.7 4.2 Financial and Insurance Activities 600 1.0 2.3 3.6 Real Estate Activities 450 0.8 1.2 1.7 Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities 2,250 3.9 5.1 8.4 Administrative and Support Service Activities 5,000 8.6 6.4 8.9 Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security 6,000 10.3 7.1 4.4 Education 6,000 10.3 10.4 9.2 Human Health and Social Work Activities 9,000 15.5 16.2 13.3 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 800 1.4 2.7 2.4 Service Activities 600 1.0 1.5 2.0 Source: ONS Business Register and Employment Survey: open access Data unavailable
It is important to note that there are major employment and residential sites immediately adjacent to the county borough in RCT and NPT which would account for a large number of “commuting” trips. Bridgend County Borough benefits from excellent communications and The M4 has three interchanges in the county borough (numbers 35 to 37), and the main rail link to London runs through the area with most trains stopping at Bridgend. Cardiff is only 20 minutes away by train. Further statistics on the area are set out below. Earnings by workplace 2016 Bridgend CB (pounds) Wales (pounds) Great Britain (pounds) Gross weekly pay Full-time workers 538.60 492.40 540.20 Male full-time workers 587.00 525.00 580.60 Female full-time workers 463.60 448.50 480.80 Hourly pay Full-time workers 13.44 13.64 Male full-time workers 14.39 12.86 14.24 Female full-time workers 12.52 11.90 12.83 Source: ONS annual survey of hours and earnings – workplace analysis Note: median earnings in pounds for employees working in the area. Comment People working in Bridgend County Borough earn on average more than Wales as a whole but slightly less than Britain. Key companies in Bridgend County Borough In addition to public sector employers such as hospitals and Bridgend County Borough Council these are the area’s most significant employers (alphabetically): Airborne Systems, Llangeinor, Garw Valley. Design & manufacture of parachutes. AMSS, Village Farm Industrial Estate, Pyle. Manufacture of ground support equipment for the aerospace sector. Astra Games Ltd, Bridgend Industrial Estate. Gaming equipment. Biomet Europe, Waterton Industrial Estate, Bridgend. Manufacture of orthopaedic implants and instruments. Buy as you View, Bridgend Industrial Estate. Retailing electrical goods linked to financing. CGI – sites at Bridgend Science Park, Waterton Cross roundabout, Waterton