Working in Maidstone

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