Economy of Liverpool
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The economy of Liverpool encompasses a wide range of economic activity that occurs within and surrounding the city of Liverpool, England.
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Population | 496,770 (2022)[1] |
GDP | £15.9 billion (2021)[2] |
GDP per capita | £32,841 (2021)[2] |
Labour force | 240,000 / 69.8% in employment (Oct 2022 – Sep 2023)[lower-alpha 1][3] |
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Unemployment | 14,600 / 5.7% (Oct 2022 – Sep 2023)[lower-alpha 3][3] |
Average gross salary | £646.40 per week (2023)[lower-alpha 4][3] |
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Exports | £3.2 billion (2021)[lower-alpha 5][4] |
Export goods | £1.2 billion (2021)[lower-alpha 6][4] |
Imports | £3.2 billion (2021)[lower-alpha 5][4] |
Import goods | £2.2 billion (2021)[lower-alpha 6][4] |
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With a population of over 1.3 million in its Larger Urban Zone, and a metropolitan area population of 2,241,000, Liverpool is one of the largest cities in the United Kingdom and sits at the centre of the broader Merseyside economic area, which is itself one of the two core economies of the North west of England.[5]
In 2017, the Liverpool City Region experienced the UK's highest growth[6] in real GVA, increasing by 3.3%.