Employment advice
Maidstone's high employment rate, skilled workforce and
wealth of school, college and work-based
training opportunities underpin a strong
workforce which is also the largest in Kent.
Maidstone's workforce totals more than 70,000
and as Kent's County Town and main commercial centre, the
town's catchment for skilled labour extends into the rest
of Kent and Sussex. Maidstone has an impressive track record
as a centre for employment, with the number of in-commuters
30% greater than the number of out-commuters.
Proximity to the capital is also a key influence on the local
labour market. In common with towns like Reading and Basingstoke on
the London periphery, Maidstone has an established commuter
population* and similar opportunities to recruit and retain
such high quality employees locally; particularly given work-life
balance trends and property affordability by comparison with the
capital.
* 10-15% of the resident workforce commute a distance equivalent
to a London commute