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The Productivity Challenge

Employment and Business Base Sector Business Employment

Count Count
Approximately 33,000 people are currently 2019 2018
employed in Barrow, with around 1,795 business Change Change
2013-18
2014-19
located in the borough. No. % LQ No. % LQ
Agriculture and Mining 70 4% 0.92 17% 195 1% 0.45 -5%
Barrow accounts for 12% of all employment in Business Support 200 11% 1.39 111% 670 2% 0.25 -30%
Cumbria and is home to 8% of Cumbria’s business Services
base. Construction 290 16% 1.28 12% 1,160 4% 0.77 -17%
Creative 35 2% 0.36 -22% 135 0% 0.18 -2%
Barrow’s economy has been growing, with 1,000 Financial and Professional 410 23% 1.07 -16% 2,185 7% 0.52 4%
(+3%) more jobs in the area compared to 2013, Services
Hospitality, Leisure and
and 90 (5%) more businesses since 2014. Recreation 200 11% 1.47 11% 2,435 8% 0.76 3%

ICT & Digital 45 3% 0.33 -10% 465 1% 0.40 25%
Manufacturing 105 6% 1.17 5% 9,805 31% 3.98 21%

Other Services 55 3% 0.88 10% 260 1% 0.51 4%
Public Admin, Education, 110 6% 1.07 10% 7,980 25% 1.02 -7%
Health
Retail 215 12% 1.16 2% 4,370 14% 1.26 19%

Transport 15 1% 0.28 -25% 725 2% 0.77 2%

Utilities and waste 20 1% 2.41 33% 425 1% 1.22 42%
Warehousing and 5 0% 0.24 0% 200 1% 0.34 14%
Logistics

Wholesale 20 1% 0.28 -20% 420 1% 0.31 6%
Total 1,795 5% 33,000 3%

Source: UKBC, ONS, 2019; BRES, ONS, 2019 NB: Totals may not sum due to sector rounding by ONS