Economic Update
Read the latest Economic Update for November 2024. Construction was the fastest growing sector in terms of number of business units in the period 2019-2024.
Economic Performance
In 2022, the economy of East Sussex generated £10.7 billion. This is known as Gross Value Added or GVA. How you divide total GVA paints a different picture of economic performance. East Sussex compared to UK average: GVA per head = 59% GVA per job filled = 73% GVA per hour = 80%
Population 2023
A new briefing has been published on the 2023 mid-year population estimates. The population of East Sussex was estimated to be 555,484 in mid-2023.