Source: Job Density, LSC 2004

Job density shows the ratio between the total number of jobs to working-age population. The total number of jobs is a workplace-based measure and comprises employees, self-employeed, government-supported trainees and HM Forces. 

Sussex has a job density of 0.84, which is below the South East (0.86) but the same as England (0.84).

For an area with a low job density it means that residents are not employeed locally or the area is an area of unemployment or inactivity. Within Sussex Adur (at 0.64) has the lowest job density.

For an area with a high job density means that working-age people commute to this area for employment and there may be a high level of local demand for employees. Within Sussex Crawley has the highest job density (at 1.40)which is probably explained by the large number of jobs created by Gatwick Airport.