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The Labour Market Challenge

Skills

Occupations of Barrow’s Residents & Workers, 2014-19

Occupation BTD Area Residents Barrow’s Residents Barrow’s Workers

No. Change No. Change No. Change
(2019) (2014-19) (2019) (2014-19) (2019) (2014-19)
Managers, directors and 1,200 1,800

senior officials 33% 6% 1,300 -7%

Professional occupations 3,700 -12% 5,800 29% 7,900 46%
Associate prof & tech 1,900 3,400 3,700
occupations -39% 0% 23%

Higher level occupations 6,800 -17% 11,000 15% 12, 900 32%

Administrative and
secretarial occupations 1,000 -63% 1,700 -48% 1,300 -52%

Skilled trades occupations 4,400 29% 5,100 21% 3,100 -39%

Caring, leisure and other 2,500 3,200
service occupations -19% -24% 2,600 -30%
Sales and customer service
occupations* 900 -47% 1,100 -35% 1,500 -25%
Process, plant and 1,400 2,400
machine operatives** -44% -4% 2,300 5%

Elementary occupations 3,900 -13% 3,900 -19% 3,000 -23%

Total 20,900 28,400 26,700

* Data for April 2018 – March 2019 is used, as latest available data is suppressed due to small sample size.
Source: Annual Population Survey, ONS 2019 ** Data for July 2018 – June 2019 is used, as latest available data is suppressed due to small sample size.