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JOSEPH HARRISON

DBA - NORTHERN POWERHOUSE

EXTENDED PRACTICE - OUGD603

EXTENDED PRACTICE - OUGD603

JOSEPH HARRISON

RESEARCH

LIVERPOOL

LEEDS

MANCHESTER

total employment - 227, 200 employees and 5,400 working owners

Total employment in Leeds peaked at 470,000 in 2006.

Economically Active

1,342,700

It was expected to fall to 451,000 in 2011 – a decline of 19,000 over 5 years.

1,238,300

of the economy in Kingston upon

0.2% increase in jobs since 2013

In Employment Self Employed†

163,800

above the national median, with an

increase in part time jobs and decrease in full time jobs large growth in private sector highest number of businesses in 5 years

Employment is then expected to increase, reaching the 2006 levels by 2015.

In terms of numbers employed,

2013 had 2, 250 business start ups

1,283,800 were directly employed

business growth by sector as was in 2014:

industries, whilst a further 994,700

professional, scientific and technical - 2, 115 retail - 1, 955 accomodation and food services - 1, 260 health - 1, 240 arts, entertainment, recreational, and other services - 1, 190

in the creative and digital

were employed in creative roles in other industries.

Leeds’ growth has helped to

change the economic geography

of the United Kingdom, as Leeds is

now one of the largest financial centres in Britain outside the capital.

HULL

Biotechnology and Energy are the most productive sectors in the

Manchester area in terms of GVA per employment, with Environ-

mental Technology; Manufacturing; Engineering and Food & Drink also having above average productivity.

Manchester is considered to be

a ‘beta’ global city, rated as the

second most globally influential city in the UK after London.

Relative to other districts, the size Hull City is well

economic scale score of 163.33. By comparison,

the Humberside score is 67.72 and the national average is 100.00.

The average gross weekly earnings

of those working in Kingston upon Hull City are

low, with the district ranking in the bottom 40% of districts nationally.

Average gross

weekly earnings in Kingston upon Hull City are £394.80, compared

with £412.59 in Humberside and

£456.12 nationally. Kingston upon Hull City has a very large sized

employment base, with the area

ranking in the top 20% of districts

nationally. It accounted for 0.44% of all employees in Great Britain.

DATA AND STATISTICAL RESEARCH WAS GATHERED REGARDING THE ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT HISTORY AND FORECAST OF THE FOUR CITIES VISUAL RESEARCH WAS ACQUIRED IN THE FORM OF SKYLINE IMAGES OF THE FOUR CITIES

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OUTCOME

THE POSTERS WERE DESIGNED AS A FOUR PART SERIES REPRESENTING THE FOUR CITIES INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ONE: THE NORTHERN POWERHOUSE EACH QUARTER OF THE WHEEL FEATURES AN ILLUSTRATIVE GRAPHIC OF EACH SKYLINE THE TURN OF THE WHEEL, AND SUBSEQUENT HIGHLIGHTED ILLUSTRATION, MARKS EACH CITY’S POSTER

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