Key statistics and data

Labour Market headline indicators

This data provide statistics about the Liverpool workforce, both those in employment and those unemployed and are claiming Universal Credit / Jobseeker's Allowance and other out of work benefits.

All data points are the latest available data, as at August 2024.

Labour market and out of work benefits

Indicator

Liverpool

Great Britain

Employment rate 67% 75.50%
Total employment 223,500 31,471,100
Unemployment rate (model based) 7.50% 3.90%
Economic inactivity rate 27.20% 21.50%
Claimant count 19,470 1,664,025
Claimant count rate 6.00% 3.90%

Sources: ONS Annual Population Survey (April-Mar 2024), ONS Claimant County June 2024.

Industrial structure, wages and earnings

Indicator

Liverpool

Great Britain

Public sector employment 25.8% 17.2%
Private sector employment 74.2% 82.8%
Agriculture, utilities and mining 0.6% 2.0%
Manufacturing 4.0% 7.6%
Construction 3.6% 4.9%
Retail 8.0% 8.5%
Transport and storage 4.7% 5.0%
Accommodation and food services 9.5% 8.0%

Information and communication

4.0% 4.5%

Finance and insurance

2.6% 3.3%
Property 2.2% 1.8%
Professional, scientific and technical services 7.3% 9.0%
Business, administration and support services 7.7% 9.0%
Public administration and defence 8.8% 4.7%
Education 9.5% 8.6%
Health 18.6% 13.5%
Arts and cultural services 4.7% 4.4%
Median annual pay - resident based (2023) based £32,741 £35,004
Median annual pay - work based (2023) £34,515 £35,001
Gross domestic household income (per head) £16,976 £21,797

Sources:

ONS: Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) 2022

ONS: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2023

ONS: Regional Gross Disposable Household Income (GDHI) 2023

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