Cornwall’s Key Statistics
51.5%
48.5%
Female
Male
Account for 293,685 of the population of Cornwall.
Account for 276,620 of the population of Cornwall.
Cornwall has a higher median age than the average for England and Wales. As Cornwall’s work age population gets older, businesses may struggle to fill vacancies.
Cornwall population: 570,305
is the median age of people in Cornwall 47 40
is median age of people in England and Wales
Working population, aged 16-64 - 333,286
There were 27,739 job postings in Cornwall in 2023, compared to 25,036 in 2022.
The NHS was the top recruiting employer in Cornwall in 2023 posting over 4,000 jobs.
Cornwall’s unemployment rate is lower than the South West and England: 2% Cornwall’s unemployment rate 2.8% South West’s unemployment rate 3.7% England’s unemployment rate
10,600 people in Cornwall who are economically inactive want a job.
Top 5 job occupations for 2023 (by number of job postings)
Top 5 hiring towns in Cornwall in 2023
Truro
12,772
Care Workers and Home Carers Cleaners and Domestics Sales Related Occupations
4,063 2,227 1,417 1,206 1,132
Newquay St Austell Redruth Falmouth
4,290 4,009 3,552 3,186
Teaching Assistants
Sales and Retail Assistants
05
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