Futures Magazine Volume 2 September 2020 - Flipbook - Page 14
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Local lockdown? Heck no! We are here to give you the local lowdown..
To help you understand what is happening locally within
our jobs market, here are some facts and statistics:
Amazon will be creating more than 500 seasonal jobs
at its warehouse in Daventry
Plans have been submitted for a new employment
park in Towcester. The employment park, which would
be on Tiffield Lane, would be expected to create up to
1,500 jobs and generate an additional £82 million to
the Towcester economy every year
Job postings in Northamptonshire are rising slowly
since April this year
A planning application is due to be submitted to build
a new estate called ’Rushden East’. This will create
more jobs, including offices and industrial premises as
well as two local centres, small-scale business space
and dwellings suitable for home working or business
start-ups
See the table below which shows job postings in the
following industries from week 20 of this year to week 37:
Health and Social Work
Education
Manufacturing
Professional, Scientific
and Technical
Activities
Wholesale and Retail
Trade
