Sheffield is a fantastic place to locate your business with a great deal to offer, not all of which we can sum up in a neat statistic. Where we can though, the facts speak for themselves...
- Sheffield's two universities generate around 16,000 graduates each year, with a broad range of qualifications.
- Over 2 million people live within 60 minutes of Sheffield, and close to 1.4 million of them are working age.
- Sheffield is home to a diverse balance of manufacturing and service industries, as well as several strategic government departments.
- Several sectors are growing into globally significant flagships for the city, including the digital and new media industry, which is home to a significant e-learning cluster.
And it's not all about work... half of our residents live within 15 minutes of open countryside.
This section includes a library of information on topics such as demographics, the local economy and the available labour market. Please explore the links to the left of the screen to find out more.
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