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Employment
Employment figures are derived from the
Annual Business Inquiry, ABI, which records the number of
employees in employment, by sector. The figures
exclude the self-employed, forces personnel and government
supported trainees.
Sector Key (for Fig's
3,4&5) Source: Annual Business Inquiry 2004 ,
NOMIS
|
A Agriculture,
hunting & forestry
B Mining and
quarrying
C Manufacturing
D Electricity, gas
and water supply
E
Construction
F Wholesale, retail
trade etc.
G Hotels and
Restaurants
H Transport,
storage and
communication
|
I Financial
Intermediation
J Real Estate, renting,
business
activities
K Public administration/defence;
social
security
L Education
M Health and social work
N Other community,
social/personal
Service |
The data in the above graph indicates that, whilst the
Harrogate District picture largely mirrors that for the region, and
the country as a whole, there are notable exceptions in:
- manufacturing, which is significantly lower in the district at 8% employment against 12% nationally (GB) and 15% in the Yorkshire and Humber region,
- retail and hotels, which are both higher in the District at 23%, compared to 18% GB, and 19% in the region;
- health, at 14% in the district against 11% GB and 13% in the region.
Employment by sector throughout the District's three main
settlements is illustrated below. Variation in
the location of employment sectors is highlighted
by the manufacturing sector (C) accounting for 19%
of employment in Knaresborough but just 5% and 4% in Harrogate and
Ripon respectively. The retail sector (F) is
significantly higher in Ripon (36%) than in Harrogate and
Knaresborough (24% in both
settlements).
Employment by Sector in Harrogate, Ripon &
Knaresborough
A number of significant changes are evident at
a local level when comparing the 2004 data to the previous ABI
data (2003). The most notable being:
- the % of people employed in manufacturing in Knaresborough (2004) is comparitively high at 19%, but actually fell from 27% in 2003. This is not reflective of a decline in manufacturing employment but rather a change in the number employed in the retail sector in Knaresborough (see comments below) affecting the overall percentage split.
- the % employed in retail remains highest in Ripon (36%), but is an increase of only 1% since 2003. In contrast, retail employment in Knaresborough increased from 15% to 24%. This can largely be accounted for by the change in retail use at St James Business Park, with a move from bulky goods retail to high street retailers such as Next, Matalan and BHS Home.
- the % employed in Financial Intermediation rose in Harrogate Town, from 3% to 7%, but fell from 2% in Knaresborough and 1.5% in Ripon, to 1% in both.
District wide, changes to employment structure are illustrated in the graph below:
Employees by Sector 1991 - 2004 (Harrogate
District)
Notable areas of change are the retail sector, which
strengthened its position as the biggest employment sector in the
district in terms of numbers employed, Financial Intermediation
(I), Education (L) and Health (M).
A significant decrease in employee terms is evident in sector
J (Business Activities), the first time that this sector hadn't
grown in the period 1991-2004. This sector
showed slight growth nationally and at a regional level therefore
the decline is particular to the district. There
was also a decline in numbers employed in sector G (Hotels and
restaurants).
Want to know more?
Read more on the Annual Business Inquiry at: www.nomisweb.co.uk (licence required to view data - details on website)
For a detailed statistical overview of the Harrogate district economy please click here