Economic information and analysis
The Council's Research and Intelligence Team collect,
research, collate and publish details of a wide range of
information covering aspects of the areas economy including
statistics and key facts on economic strategy, trends and
forecasting, the local labour market and area profiles.
Information is also available from the 2001 Census relating to
the local area. You can view the 2001 Census findings on the Office
for National Statistics website.
Stats and maps
This application enables professionals and the public to access
statistics for a local area and display them as a map, graph or
table, and to use a map of the borough to zoom in on a location and
display local services.
Economic profile
Despite deindustrialisation, the predominant employer in
Rochdale Borough remains in manufacturing (16.7%), which is
considerably higher than the North West (11.6%) and Great Britain
(10.2%). Other key employers are largely the public sector health
provision, distribution, hotels & catering and the financial
and professional services.
Rochdale is reliant on small and medium sized businesses for
employment, which although is beneficial for a thriving economy the
lack of major employers also reflects the weaknesses of the economy
and the loss of incumbent businesses. Rochdale also has a low stock
of registered businesses, which is lower than the Greater
Manchester and the National average. Yeah on year fluctuations at
borough level have mirrored both Greater Manchester and National
trends.
The table below provides information on the supply side of
Rochdale’s economy in comparison to Regional and National
levels:
| Economic profile |
Rochdale Borough |
North west |
Great Britain |
| Working age population |
64.1% |
64.6% |
65.0% |
| Economic activity rate |
74.4% |
74.6% |
76.7% |
| Employment rate |
65.7% |
68.1% |
70.7% |
| People unemployed |
10.6% |
8.5% |
7.7% |
| People on key out of work benefits |
19.5% |
15.7% |
12.9% |
| No Qualifications |
15.9% |
13.8% |
12.3% |
Source: Labour Force Survey