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| Economic Data for Wakefield |
| Residence based employment |
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People |
| |
No. |
% |
Eng |
| Economic Activity |
156,800 |
80.6 |
78.4 |
| Economic Rate |
151,700 |
77.9 |
74.1 |
| % in employment who are self employed |
13,600 |
9.0 |
10.5 |
| Unemployed |
5,100 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
| Economically inactive |
37,800 |
19.4 |
22.5 |
| % of working age economically inactive who want a job |
12,200 |
32.3 |
23.3 |
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| Local Authority : District/unitary |
2,000 |
2003 |
Change |
%Change |
| Wakefield |
3,336 |
8,109 |
4,772 |
143.1 |
| Milton Keynes |
2,244 |
4,006 |
1,762 |
78.5 |
| Ealing |
982 |
2,136 |
1,153 |
117.4 |
| Corby |
484 |
1,570 |
1,086 |
224.3 |
| Peterborough |
145 |
1,221 |
1,077 |
743.3 |
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| Employee jobs by broad industrial group, 2004 |
| Broad Industrial Group |
Wakefield |
Y&H |
England |
| Employees |
% |
% |
% |
| Manufacturing |
18,800 |
13.6 |
14.6 |
11.9 |
| Construction |
8,300 |
6.0 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
| Distribution, Hotels and Restaurants |
38,600 |
27.9 |
24.5 |
24.7 |
| Transport and Communication |
15,300 |
11.1 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
| Banking, Finance and Insurance, etc |
16,200 |
11.7 |
16.0 |
20.0 |
| Public Administration, Education & Health |
35,200 |
25.5 |
27.9 |
26.4 |
| Other Services |
5,700 |
4.2 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
| Total |
138,100 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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| This information was obtained from the Wakefield District Council - Wakefield District Key economic indicators, Baseline Report: April 2006 |
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