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Employment
Employment figures are derived from the Annual Business
Inquiry (formerly known as the Annual Employment Survey), which
records the number of employees in employment.
The figures exclude the self-employed, forces personnel and
government supported trainees. The graph below
shows the latest Annual Business Inquiry data (2004), to provide
estimates for the number of people employed in different
sectors. Results from the 2005 ABI will be
published at the end of December 2006.
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: 8%
employment against 12% nationally (GB) and 15% in the Yorkshire and
Humber (Y&H) region), as well as retail and hotels (which are
both higher in the District retail 23% against 18% GB, 19% Y&H;
hotels 10% against 7% GB, 6% Y&H) and Health (which is higher
in the district 14% against 11% GB, 13% Y&H).
The graph below illustrates the split of employment sectors
throughout the District's three main
settlements. It is particularly interesting to
note the differing importance of the manufacturing sector (C) which
accounts for 19% of employment in Knaresborough but just 5% and 4%
in Harrogate and Ripon respectively and the retail sector (F) which
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 town level
when comparing the 2004 data to the previous ABI data
(2003). The most notable are as follows:
- % of people employed in manufacturing in Knaresborough (2004) remains 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.
- % employed in retail remains highest in Ripon in 2004 (36%), however this has only risen from 35% in 2003. In contrast there was a significant rise in proportion of retail employment in Knaresborough (from 15% to 24%) in the same period. 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, Matallan and BHS Home.
- % employed in Business Activity fell in all three settlements (19% to 15% in Harrogate Town, 8% to 7% in Ripon, 9% to 6% in Knaresborough) over the 12 month period.
- % employed in Financial Intermediation rose in Harrogate Town (3% to 7%) but fell in the other two towns (from 2% in Knaresborough and 1.5% in Ripon, to 1% in both)
In terms of how the employment structure is changing in the
district as a whole, the graph below compares the latest survey
results to those of previous years.
The above data indicates the continuing growth of sector F
(Retail), which strengthened its position as the biggest employment
sector in the district in terms of numbers
employed.
Other notable growth is evident in sectors I (Financial
Intermediation), L (Education) and M (Health). 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?
More detailed information about the Annual Business Inquiry is available on the NOMIS Labour Market Statistics Website at: www.nomisweb.co.uk .
For a detailed statistical overview of the Harrogate district economy please click here