Leeds Economy Handbook

Leeds Economy Handbook

The Leeds Economy Handbook brings together a wide range of economic information and statistics on Leeds.

The Leeds Economy Bulletin which is produced quarterly provides current information on economic developments, while the Leeds Economy Briefing Notes provide an in-depth update to specific topics included in the handbook. These together with the latest unemployment statistics and property market analysis are available at www.leeds.gov.uk/economy

The following chapters are available as PDFs on this page:

  1. Leeds - A Summary
  2. ** National and Regional Economy 
  3. Leeds City Region
  4. ** Leeds Economy
  5. ** Leeds Labour Market
  6. ** Learning and Skills 
  7. ** Inequality to inclusion 
  8. ** Sectors of the Economy 
  9. ** Regeneration Activity in Leeds
  10. ** Planning
  11. ** Housing 
  12. ** Transport 
  13. ** Leeds Property Market 
  14. Leeds City Centre 
  15. ** Economic Strategies
  16. ** Business Support 
  17. ** Economic development contacts  
  18. ** Appendix: Definitions of industrial sectors using SIC2007

** Fully updated spring 2012

The 10 Leeds Economy Handbook maps are available as pdf downloads.

Updating the Handbook 

  • The web Handbook was last updated in Autumn 2011, with full updating now underway. Throughout the year, partial updates are undertaken as data becomes available.
  • If you would like to contribute to the Handbook, please contact us at economy@leeds.gov.uk.

languages
Arabic Bengali Cantonese Czech Farsi French Kurdish Mandarin Polish Punjabi Tigrinya Urdu