Hull and East Yorkshire has a very diverse economy, its main employment sectors are manufacturing and engineering, business and service, retail, health and social care, public sector, and leisure and tourism. 84% of jobs in the region are in these six sectors.
The sectors which have seen the largest job growth in East Yorkshire since 2015 are:
| Total jobs (2022) | Growth since 2015 | % Growth since 2015 | |
| source: BRES (2022) | |||
Manufacturing & Engineering | 22,900 jobs | +4,545 jobs | +25% |
Leisure & Tourism | 14,495 jobs | +1,820 jobs | +14% |
Agriculture | 7,625 jobs | +1,470 jobs | +24% |
Retail | 20,650 jobs | +1,310 jobs | +7% |
Business & Service | 18, 690 jobs | +1,145 jobs | +7% |
Construction | 7,635 jobs | +1,035 jobs | +16% |
Creative and Digital | 2,555 jobs | +495 jobs | +24% |
Port & Logistics | 6,080 jobs | +135 jobs | +2% |
Total | +11, 955 jobs | ||
The sectors which have seen the largest job growth in Hull since 2015 are:
| Total jobs (2022) | Growth since 2015 | % Growth since 2015 | |
| source: BRES (2022) | |||
Health and Social Care | 20,945 jobs | +3,290 jobs | +19% |
Manufacturing & Engineering | 23,670 jobs | +3,265 jobs | +16% |
Construction | 7,900 jobs | +2,105 jobs | +36% |
Creative & Digital | 2,480 jobs | +740 jobs | +43% |
Leisure & Tourism | 9,490 jobs | +605 jobs | +7% |
Total | +10,005 jobs | ||
The sectors with the highest percentage growth in jobs in the Hull and East Yorkshire area since 2015 are Creative & Digital (+33%), Construction (+25%) and Agriculture (+24%)
Businesses by sector and employment size
13,920 businesses operate in East Yorkshire, 89% of them are considered micro businesses employing less than 10 employees.
Micro | Small | Medium | Large | |
Agriculture | 1,710 | 90 | 15 | 0 |
Business & Service | 3,310 | 210 | 25 | 5 |
Chemicals | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Contruction | 1,990 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
Creative and Digital | 360 | 25 | 5 | 0 |
Energy | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Health and Social Care | 335 | 120 | 30 | 5 |
Leisure and Tourism | 1,030 | 275 | 15 | 0 |
Manufacturing and Engineering | 1,065 | 165 | 40 | 5 |
Ports and Logistics | 550 | 65 | 15 | 0 |
Public Sector | 305 | 25 | 5 | 5 |
Retail | 1,730 | 180 | 30 | 5 |
Source: Inter Departmental Business Register, 2023
6,675 businesses operate in Hull, 84% of them are considered micro businesses employing less than 10 employees.
Micro | Small | Medium | Large | |
Agriculture | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Business & Service | 1,555 | 155 | 30 | 5 |
Chemicals | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Contruction | 910 | 110 | 20 | 0 |
Creative and Digital | 165 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Health and Social Care | 175 | 95 | 15 | 5 |
Leisure and Tourism | 625 | 110 | 10 | 0 |
Manufacturing and Engineering | 565 | 175 | 45 | 15 |
Ports and Logistics | 495 | 35 | 5 | 5 |
Public Sector | 85 | 25 | 5 | 10 |
Retail | 1,010 | 140 | 10 | 5 |
Source: Inter Departmental Business Register, 2023
East Yorkshire Job Postings: January 2023 - December 2023 (Lightcast 2024)
Between January 2023 and December 2023 there were 16,773 unique job postings in East Yorkshire, top posting companies include NHS (1,330), East Riding of Yorkshire Council (1,147), Barchester Plc (169), Heron Foods (159), and Quickline Communications (148).
In East Yorkshire, the top posted occupations, within the same year, were care workers and home carers (1,261), cleaners and domestics (674), sales related occupations (607), kitchen and catering assistants (372), and sales and retail assistants (316).
61% of all the advertised jobs in East Yorkshire were within Goole, Beverley, and Bridlington, 26%, 21%, and 14% respectively.
Hull Job Postings: January 2023 - December 2023 (Lightcast 2024)
Between January 2023 and December 2023 there were 29,202 unique job postings in Hull, top posting companies include NHS (2,206), Hull City Council (850), University of Hull (561), and City Health Care partnership (452).
In Hull, the top posted occupations, within the same year, were care workers and home carers (1,038), sales related occupations (978), cleaners and domestics (818), customer service occupations (608), and other administrative occupations (588).
% of full, part-time, and flexible working job postings, Jan - Dec 2023
Source: Lightcast, 2024
Median advertised salary of full, part- time, and flexible working job postings, Jan - Dec 2023
Source: Lightcast, 2024
Level of occupations in East Yorkshire for 2022 jobs vs January 2023 - December 2023 job postings (Lightcast 2024)
Level of occupations for job postings Jan - Dec 2023
Source: Lightcast, 2024
Level of occupations in Hull for 2022 jobs vs January 2023 - December 2023 job postings (Lightcast 2024)
Level of occupations for job postings Jan - Dec 2023
Source: Lightcast, 2024
Hull and East Yorkshire continues to attract major investment to help shape the future economy and create skilled employment opportunities. Investment by Siemens Mobility, Siemens Gamesa, Pensana Plc, and Metsa Tissue is anticipated to create over 6,000 direct and in-direct jobs during the construction phase and once operational.
Find out what the East Yorkshire area has to offer as a business location, what it is like to live and work here, what support is available, where our business centres are located, and what land opportunities, offices & workshops and meeting & conference facilities are currently available at: https://www.investeastyorkshire.co.uk .
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Find out what the Hull area has to offer as a business location, what it is like to live and work here, what support is available and where our key sites are located at: https://investhull.co.uk.
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