Economic Profile and Research

Crawley: an Economic Profile

Crawley’s economic profile is produced to provide key headline information about the local economy, how it is compares and how it is changing. The profile is published in a series of six topic sections, which are available below.

• Crawley’s Economic Scorecard (serves as an overview and summary)
• Crawley’ Industrial Structure (focuses on the number, size and type of Crawley businesses)
• Crawley’s Places of work (looking at commercial property and floor space)
• Enterprise (concentrates on business formation and survival)
• People (1) Skills & Qualifications
• People (2) Pay & Occupations (detailing how people are paid and employed)

For the latest up to date unemployment figures, visit the nomis labour market profile of Crawley.

Local Futures Place Profile 2013 provides a detailed District Profile; an Economic, Social and Environmental Summary of Crawley.

Crawley’s community profile can also be a useful source of information about the people who live in the town and other topic areas such as health, education, housing and crime in Crawley.

Other Research and information

Additional research is often carried out by the council and its partners in order to provide an in-depth understanding of certain areas and to support the work and development of the local economy which takes place.

• Manor Royal: Final Report (2008)
• Clusters and Key Sectors in Crawley (2004)
• Planning Policy Research and Reports
• Town Centre Research and Reports
• West Sussex Economic Facts and Figures
• West Sussex Local Economic Assessment (incl. Crawley Borough profile)