Fresh Jobs Daily Search Now! Job: title, role, sector Place: town, city, region       Amber Jobs Home North West Careers and Jobs In the North West during 2010 the employment rate was nearly 70 per cent and there were 3.17 million employed. The unemployment rate was just over 8 per cent and there were 278,000 unemployed people in the North West region. The inactivity rate was just under 25 per cent and there were 1,079,000 in-active people (aged 16 to 64). There were 3.3 million June 2010, up 6,000 on the quarter and down 44,000 on a year ago. The employment sectors with the largest increase in jobs were the arts and entertainment sector, recreation and transport jobs. The employment sector showing the largest decrease was real estate which dropped by 15,000. Manchester is the 3rd most densely populated area in the UK. Manchester has a large local labour market. There is a workforce of 60% of the UK within 2 hours drive as well as London being just 30 minutes away by plane. Over 2.5 million live in Manchester with 7 million in the north west region of England. Employment figures show that the North West is currently above national employment figures with most vacancies being in the service employment sector. Manufacturing has always been strong in the Manchester area and continues to be so. In 1998 nearly 30% of the Manchester population were employed in the manufacturing trade and average gross weekly earnings were 404.60 for males and 266 for females in Manufacturing. Percentage of the Manchester working population in specific industries during 1998: Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing - Males 0.2% Females 0.2% Mining and quarrying (inc. gas and oil) - Males 0.4% Females 0.3% Manufacturing - Males 29.4% Females 11.8% Electricity, gas and water - Males 1.0% Females 0.4% Construction - Males 7.5% Females 1.5% Distribution, hotels and catering - Males 20.6% Females 25.6% Transport, storage and communication - Males 8.1% Females 3.0% Financial and business services - Males 14.1 % Females 16.8 % Public administration and defence - Males 5.7 % Females 6.1 % Education, social work and health services - Males 9.0 % Females 29.7 % Other - Males 4.0 % Females 4.6 % Employment in the city of Liverpool Liverpools employment rate is 60.8% (Sept 2010) equating to 178,700 Liverpool residents in work ( who are of working age). There were 5,400 additional Liverpool residents employed compared to the same period in Sep 2009. Liverpool will need to add 28,000 working age residents into full time work to reach parity with the UK national average. Over 20,000 Liverpool residents were claiming Jobseekers Allowance making Liverpool's unemployment rate 6.8% in February 2011. Amber Jobs covers all North West areas and cities including: Accrington Altrincham Ashton-Under-Lyne Barrow-In-Furness Birchwood Birkenhead Blackburn Blackpool Bollington Bolton Bootle Broadheath Burnley Bury Carlisle Carnforth Cheadle Cheadle Hulme Cheshire Oaks Chester Chester Business Park Chorley Clitheroe Colne Congleton Crewe Darwen Denton Didsbury Eastham Eccles Ellesmere Port Fleetwood Frodsham Garston Greater Manchester Halton Haydock Heywood Hooton Horwich Hyde Irlam Kendal Keswick Knowsley Knutsford Lancaster Leigh Leyland Liverpool Macclesfield Manchester Manchester Airport Middleton Middlewich Morecambe Nantwich Nelson Northwich Old Trafford Oldham Ormskirk Penrith Prenton Prescot Preston Rochdale Rossendale Runcorn Sale Salford Salford Quays Sandbach Skelmersdale Southport St. Helens Stockport Stretford Below are Previously shown jobs for the North West. Please use the search box above for Current jobs. Construction Quantity Surveyors, Architectural Assistants, Asbestos Surveyor, Building site Manager, bricklayers, Plasterers, Electricians, Plumbers, Labourers, Trades... Domestic Nanny   HouseKeeping Manager, Nanny jobs, Cleaners, Social Worker, Au Pair jobs... Education Secondary Teacher jobs, Classroom Assistant, Supply Teachers, English teaching... Electrical Engineer  Electricians, Electrical tester, Auto Electrician, Electrical engineer... Engineering Process Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Mechanical, Design Engineer, Software Network... Finance Audit Jobs, Accountancy, Branch Manager, Customer Services, Tax, Mortgage Advisor, Insurance... Graduate Graduate Building Engineer, Quantity Surveyor, Geotechnical Engineer, Ecologist, Graduate Trainee... Health Care Clinical Trial, Optometry Optical, Nurse jobs, Care, Support Workers... IT:Telecoms Sap Programmer, Unix, IT Sales, Oracle, Analyst, C++ Developer, Software Engineer, Systems... HR:Personnel Recruitment advisor & Consultant, HR advisor, HR Officer, Recruitment Manager, Project Manager... Legal Legal Audio Typist, Legal Accounts Assistant, Commercial Legal Secretary... Manufacturing  Production Manager, Commissioning Engineer, Quality Control Manager, CAD... Marketing  Business Development Manager, Marketing Manager, Sales and Marketing, Marketing Account Executive... Media Web Developer, Account Manager, Java Web Developer, New Media... Purchasing  Junior Import Merchandiser, Purchasing Manager, Senior Buyer... Retail  Casual Sales Assistant, Assistant Manager, Store Manager, Part time Sales Assistant, Floor Supervisor, Shop Manager... Sales Account Manager, Business Development, Field Sales, Area Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Sales Advisor, Sales Executive... Science  Asbestos Analyst, Pharmacist, Laboratory Technician, Chemist, Chemical Engineer... Seasonal  Activity Instructor, Sports jobs, OutReach and Development worker... Secretarial Admin Admin Customer Services, Typist, Proof Reader, Receptionist, Senior PA jobs... Senior Project Manager, Technical Director, Services Manager, PA to Manager, Financial Director, Project Manager, Non Executive Director... Tourism Leisure  Bar Staff, Chef jobs, Fitness Manager, Waiting Staff, Travel Consultants... TransportTransport Manager, Warehouse Manager, Supply Chain, Bus Driver, Driving, Courier, HGV or LGV, Van delivery jobs... Choose one of the job sectors above. These are a collection of previously shown careers and employment opportunities. They are a useful resource for which North West companies have been employing and what kind of employment has been on offer. Home . Contact . Disclaimer AmberJobs © 2003