Liverpool is one of the North West’s two core cities and principal regional economic drivers. It has a population of 436,000 people and is a major employment centre, with 13,200 businesses and some 226,000 jobs. Of these 87,000 are taken up by commuters from the Liverpool City region, an area of 2 million people, 70,000 businesses and 1 million jobs. Liverpool is the economic, knowledge, retail, transport and cultural centre of the City region.
Employment in Liverpool has grown by almost 15% since 2000. Many of the new jobs have been in the most dynamic parts of the economy – finance and banking, digital technology and professional services. The number of working age people in employment increased by 4.4% between 2000 and 2006, the second biggest improvement of the UK’s major cities.
The Liverpool economy generates more than £7bn Gross Value Added (GVA) - some 41.1% of total Merseyside GVA – a share that has increased from 39.7% in 1995 – and 25% of City Region GVA.
Documents & Links
Foundations for Growth Business Survey 2008 - Full Report
Foundations for Growth Business Survey Report 2006
Foundations for Growth Business Survey Summary 2006
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