Employment rose by 3.7% last year, almost twice the UK rate of 2%. This excellent performance means there are now almost 5% more jobs than in 2008 and has pushed Yorkshire & the Humber up the long term rankings, bettered only by London and East of England.

Behind this success is a 6.2% surge in high-skilled jobs over the last year, more than offsetting a small fall in low skilled employment. As the labour market changes and technology becomes ever more important it is reassuring to see the region continuing to generate high quality jobs and benefit from the higher wages they tend to attract.

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