The Sheffield Economy
Following years of decline during the 1980s, Sheffield's economy is going through a strong revival. Sheffield's economy is closely linked with that of Rotherham, recognised in the recent publication of the Sheffield-Rotherham Economic Report, a summary of which can be downloaded at the foot of this page. A labour market profile of Sheffeild is also available from the NOMIS website, which also holds a wide range of statistics for Sheffield and other areas.
This area of Facts & Figures has information on:
- Economic Profiles - A series of monthy economic profiles for Sheffield, beginning at October 2008
- Employment & Jobs - Including employment rates, working age population and job growth.
- Worklessness - Including claimant count unemployment and Incapacity Benefit claimants.
- Wealth & Incomes - Including Gross Value Added (GVA), average wages and average household incomes.
- Business - Including business stock and start-ups, business survival rates, industry sectors and manufacturing.
- Skills & Qualifications - Including post-16 qualifications from the 2001 Census and more recently.
Information on the Sheffield economy can also be found on the Creative Sheffield website.
Downloads
Summary and key findings of the Sheffield Rotherham Economic Study carried out by the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies. (1.32 MB)
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