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The Labour Market Challenge

Skills Job Postings by Sector, year ending March 2020

Barrow saw a total of 3,000 jobs posted during the year
ending March 2020, which strong growth relative to each
previous month compared to Cumbria and England.

The huge importance of manufacturing to Barrow’s labour
market and wider economy is demonstrated in job postings.
1/3 of job postings in the last year are accounted for by the
sector in Barrow – this is approximately three times the
proportion across Cumbria and England. This is reflected by
the fact that BAE Systems, an advanced manufacturer, was
the organisation responsible for the majority of job postings
in Barrow for the year ending March 2020. BAE registered
almost 300 job postings during the year, which was over
twice as many as the NHS – the second organisation by
number of job postings. Furthermore, Public Administration
and Defence and Compulsory Social Security is also an
important sector for job postings in Barrow, and indeed this
sector includes Ministry of Defence related activity linked to
BAE Systems in Barrow. Index of number of job postings by area, 2019-20

Health and Social Work was the next largest sector in terms 200 Barrow
of job postings in the past year, accounting for 18% of 180 Cumbria
postings in Barrow, which is a smaller proportion than the 160 England
Health Sector at the England and Cumbria level. As 140
mentioned, the NHS posted more jobs than any other 120
organisation in Barrow barring BAE Systems, with well over 100
three times as many postings as the third placed
organisation. This confirms the importance of Health as a 80
key sector in Barrow. Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20

Data Source: Labour Insight via Cumbria County Council