Leeds as a location has a large workforce with the skills to meet the needs of a diverse and growing economy.

  • Over 72,000 degree students at Leeds' two internationally acclaimed universities.
  • Leeds Business Schools based at Leeds Metropolitan University, is the largest of its kind in the UK.
  • Leeds is the second largest provider of further education for young people in England.
  • Leeds employs more people in business and financial services than any city outside of London.
  • 7,000 students study languages at Leeds' two universities, a further 14,000 language students are based at universities within the wider region.
  • Leeds is the home of the call centre, with over 20,000 call centre employees and over 30 call centres in the city.
  • Over 2 million people live within a 30 minutes drive of Leeds City Centre; the wider Leeds City region is home to around 2.8 million.
  • The city also employs over 115,000 people in the public sector, across local government, education, health services and a broad spectrum of different government agencies and departments.
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