Mining, Quarrying & Utilities

Mining and quarrying include the extraction of minerals occurring naturally as solids (coal and ores), liquids (petroleum) or gases (natural gas). Extraction can be achieved by different methods such as underground or surface mining, well operation, seabed mining.

This sector only makes up around 1% of all employment in our area as a whole which is similar to the national average.

Number of people in employment within this sector

Total Number of people employed in this sector.

This accounts for

of employment within all districs

Percentage of people employed within this industry by district.

Cambridge

East Cambridgeshire

Fenland

Huntingdonshire

Peterborough

South Cambridgeshire

Source: Business Register and Employment Survey 2019

Vacancies within this sector

Cambridge Job Postings

1338

Percentage of all industries

1.1746424714899

East Cambridgeshire Job Postings

55

Percentage of all industries

1.1321531494442

Fenland Job Postings

42

Percentage of all industries

0.67862336403296

Huntingdonshire Job Postings

193

Percentage of all industries

1.1099608925696

Peterborough Job Postings

826

Percentage of all industries

2.1949988041774

South Cambridgeshire Job Postings

75

Percentage of all industries

1.1273109875244

Number of Job Postings across all districts

2529
1.3551166504131

Percentage of all industries across all districts

Source: Burning Glass Technologies (Date Range: 01/2021 - 12/2021)

Number of people in employed in this Sector by Gender

Cambridge

Male

Female

East Cambridgeshire

Male

Female

Fenland

Male

Female

Huntingdonshire

Male

Female

Peterborough

Male

Female

South Cambridgeshire

Male

Female

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Male

Female