Manchester Employment Statistics

Figures shown below are latest and best available at the time of writing.

Manchester is the third most densely populated conurbation in the country.
The city has a vast local labour market, with over 60% of the UK within two hours drive and the capital just thirty minutes away by air. 2.57 million live in Manchester alone, and 7 million in the north west region of England.
Tabular information relating to the numbers of job seekers, situations vacant and unfilled vacancies current as to July 1999 is available
Employment figures show that the North West is currently well above national employment figures as a whole, with most jobs being in the service sector. Manufacturing is still strong in the area, reflecting the historical origins of the city as an industrial centre.

 

Manufacturing & Service Sectors in the NorthWest

Based on 1998 figures some 29.4% of the population were employed in the manufacturing trade in the NorthWest and average gross weekly earnings in this sector were £404.60 for males and £266 for females. By the present, these figures are likely to have risen, at least in line with inflation.

 

Percentage of the working population in particular industries 1998
Industry	Males	Females
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing	0.2%	0.2%
Mining and quarrying (inc. gas and oil)	0.4%	0.3%
Manufacturing	29.4%	11.8%
Electricity, gas and water	1.0%	0.4%
Construction	7.5%	1.5%
Distribution, hotels and catering	20.6%	25.6%
Transport, storage and communication	8.1%	3.0%
Financial and business services	14.1 %	16.8 %
Public administration and defence	5.7 %	6.1 %
Education, social work and health services	9.0 %	29.7 %
Other	4.0 %	4.6 %
Source: Office of National Sstatistics "Regional Trends" 2000.

Unemployed in Manchester June 2000
	Male	Female	All
Number	11,200	2,800	14,000
% of Workforce	12%	3.6%	8.2%

 

Percentage change in employment patterns for the NorthWest workforce by job type or category between 1992 and 1998. Entries with no data indicates that none were available at the time of the survey.

MALES
Category of Job	1992	1998
Managers and administrators	5.9%	3.1%
Associate professional and technical	8.1%	5.6%
Clerical and secretarial	13.4%	8.3%
Craft and related occupations	17.7%	7.6%
Personal and protective service	11.9%	7.5%
Sales & Retailing	9.7%	9.2%
Plant and machine operatives	13.3%	7.9%
Other occupations	27.4%	17.7%
All occupations	12.5%	7.0%

 

FEMALES
Category of Job	1992	1998
Managers and administrators	-	-
Associate professional and technical	-	-
Clerical and secretarial	5.4 %	3.2 %
Craft and related occupations	-	-
Personal and protective service	9.3 %	5.4 %
Sales & Retailing	8.9 %	5.6 %
Plant and machine operatives	17.7 %	10.6 %
Other occupations	9.1 %	-
All occupations	7.0 %	4.2 %
Source: Department for Education & Employment SkillsBase