A thriving regional workforce

70% Economically Active
70% of local population
employed or seeking
employment (NOMIS)

£437.50 Gross Weekly Pay
Average wages in Rochdale
are 16% lower than the North
West average

Employment By Sector
of local population 8.7%
Transportation & Storage
14.5% Manufacturing

Heywood Population
Over 29,800 (Census 2022)

Rochdale Population
Over 223,800 (Census 2021)

North West Population
7,700,000 (Nomis 2021)

60 Minute Drive Time Population
9,600,000 (Travel Time)

Rochdale annual salary (£29,200) is
16% lower than NW average and
24% lower than UK average (ONS 2021)

North West Economically
Active Population
5,582,500 (ONS 2023)

North West Population in Employment
5,328,400 (ONS, 2023)