What Work Nottinghamshire for Young People 2015/16 | Page 5

Information and guidance for young people aged 13-19

Why do jobs change?
All jobs change over time:

150 Years Ago in Nottinghamshire

♦♦ Brewing and malt trade
♦♦ Food, drink and tobacco
♦♦ Textiles and leather
manufacture

♦♦ Coal, iron and engineering
♦♦ Retail and distribution
♦♦ Transport
Food production in the 1890s
Most jobs involved manual work and there weren’t as many jobs to choose from as there are today.

Nottinghamshire Today*
Ashfield

Bassetlaw

Gedling

15%

Mansfield

15%

Newark and Sherwood

Nottingham

Rushcliffe

12%

15%

13%

11%

10%

8%

7%

9%

6%

5%

7%

11%

6%

6%

7%

7%

5%

2%
  5%

7%

5%

3%

5%

4%

5%

5%

6%

2%
  4%

12%

13%

12%

28%

10%

13%

4%

3%

12%

7%

6%

2%
  3%
  3%
  3%

17%

5%

6%

10%

12%

15%

4%

3%

8%

12%

12%

6%

7%

9%

13%

16%

5%
  3%

8%

6%

2%
 2%

18%

5%
  2%
  4%

6%

8%

8%

20%

7%

4%

2%

4%
  2%

6%
  2%
  2%

3%
  4%

5%
  2%

4%
  3%
  3%
  3%
  3%
  1%

5%

4%
  3%
  1%

Health

Retail

Financial & business

Professional, scientific & technical
Public administration & defence

Education

Catering & accommodation

Manufacturing

Information & communication

Arts, leisure & recreation

Wholesale

Construction

Transport & logistics

Motor trades

Some jobs that were once very popular have all but disappeared. Many of these industries have made way for jobs which
we would now say belonged to the service sector such as hospitality, distribution, retail and financial services. Other jobs
have gone due to advances in technology.
* Figures don’t include agriculture or self-employed. Source: Business Register and Employment Survey 2013.

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