Understanding the economic role of Liverpool City Council provides a framework for understanding what policy responses and investment may be appropriate to support the growth of businesses and maintenance of a vibrant economy in the future.
The charts and table below give a broad overview of the role and function of your economy. It helps answer questions such as:
- How much of Liverpool City's economy is driven by meeting the local population needs?
- What proportion of jobs in the area are in goods production or selling of products?
- In which broad sectors are the key strengths of the local economy?
- What contribution do business services make in your area and is it growing?
- Is there a presence of local, state and federal government workers in in the area?
Once you have developed a broad picture of your economy, you can then drill down further with all the detail here.
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 655 | 0.6 | 795 | 0.9 | 731 | 1.0 |
| Mining | 93 | 0.1 | 79 | 0.1 | 50 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 46,360 | 40.5 | 41,051 | 47.2 | 33,299 | 46.9 |
| Household services | 43,402 | 37.9 | 29,803 | 34.3 | 22,893 | 32.2 |
| Business services | 12,545 | 11.0 | 8,308 | 9.6 | 7,912 | 11.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 11,445 | 10.0 | 6,899 | 7.9 | 6,110 | 8.6 |
| Total Industries | 114,501 | 100.0 | 86,935 | 100.0 | 70,995 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2020-21 price base for all years. NIEIR-ID data are inflation adjusted each year to allow direct comparison, and annual data releases adjust previous years’ figures to a new base year.Learn more. Please refer to specific data notes for more information | ||||||