Employment

How can jobs be classified?

Jobs can be classified based on several factors:

• Full-time (35+ hours per week) or part-time (less than 35 hours per week)

• Temporary or permanent

• Employed or self-employed

How can a less successful place be defined by its economic activity and employment?

• A less successful place may have a high number of economically inactive individuals (retired, unemployed, long-term sickness or disability).

• A place with low economic growth may have a large proportion of people on temporary, part-time, or 'zero hours' contracts with low earnings.

What do rural areas offer as a type of employment?

• Rural areas often have seasonal work in sectors like farming and tourism.

How can a successful place be defined by its economic activity and employment?

• A place with a higher percentage of self-employed people, who identify gaps in the local market and meet the needs of the area, can have a greater sense of community