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Structured workforce briefing for Manchester — assembled from live KPIs, no generative AI.

Manchester

E08000003 · Period 2025-09 · Generated 19/08/2026, 23:44:05

Executive summary

  • Manchester (E08000003) — labour market briefing assembled from live indicators.
  • Reference period: 2025-09.
  • Total population: 588,256 (-68668018.0 vs UK)
  • Active businesses: 65,826
  • Economic activity rate: 78.7% (-0.3 vs UK)
  • Working-age population (16-64): 420,296

Labour market outlook

  • Talent Supply Index: 47.3 (UK: 41.5) — Talent Supply.
  • Employer Demand Index: 85.8 (UK: 61.6) — Employer Demand.
  • Activation Score: 58.8 (UK: 25.9) — Activation.
  • Skills Mismatch: 14.3 (UK: 61.6) — composite index.
  • Strongest profile dimension: Employer demand (86/100).

Skills & qualifications

  • Largest qualification band: Level 4+ (degree and above) (28.0% of working-age residents).
  • Level 4+ (degree and above): 28.0%
  • Level 4+: 28.0%
  • Does not apply: 19.4%
  • Top skills in local vacancy sample: perform office routine activities, use office systems, disseminate internal communications, organise business documents, fill out forms.

Business environment

  • Active companies: 65,826.
  • Largest enterprise sector: Retail trade (3,595 enterprises).

Data sources

  • Census 2021 Origin-Destination Flows — last seen 2021
  • Companies House — last seen 2026-06
  • Contracts Finder — last seen 2026
  • DfE Explore Education Statistics — last seen 2025-2026
  • DWP Stat-Xplore — last seen 2026-04
  • English Indices of Deprivation 2025 — last seen 2025
  • FSA Food Hygiene Rating Scheme — last seen 2026-08
  • HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — last seen 2025
  • NHS England Public Health (Fingertips) — last seen 2025
  • Nomis (ONS Labour Market) — last seen 2025-12
  • ONS BRES Employment (was Annual Business Survey) — last seen 2022
  • ONS Business Demography — last seen 2023
  • ONS Developer Hub — last seen 2021
  • ONS Regional GDHI — last seen 2023
  • Police.uk Street-Level Crime — last seen 2026-06

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