Whilst conducting our research for the GM Local Skills Improvement Plan, we have collated and analysed large amounts of data that have been condensed and summarised here for each Local Authority area in Greater Manchester. 

The aim is to paint a picture of the economic landscape of each borough in Greater Manchester using employment data and GVA statistics, information about Local Authority priorities and future investments, numbers of economically active people within each borough, the high-demand occupations in each borough (using data from Adzuna), plus results from our own employer survey. 

Having obtained the figures for the largest employment sectors in each local area, we have looked at the priorities for each borough, based on local area economic plans and strategies, and the future investment projects taking place over the coming years. This shows whether a shift is needed and what that shift might look like. Data we obtain over the next few years will help to identify whether investment projects that have come to fruition changed the employment make-up of each local area. From a skills perspective, this information on future investment projects also highlights which skills will be required to achieve these projects. The reports were produced and published in Spring 2025.

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