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Counties:
 | Humberside, |
| North Yorkshire, |
| South Yorkshire, |
| West Yorkshire |
Key towns/cities:
| Leeds, |
| Sheffield, |
| Bradford, |
| York, |
| Hull. |
Population:
5,009,300 (source – National Statistics, North West Region in Figures,
Winter 2003)
Black and Minority Ethnic Population (as a percentage of total population):
6.8% (source: Office of National Statistics, Yorkshire & Humber Region in
Figures, Winter 2003)
No. of Higher Education Institutions & Universities:
13 (source – Universities UK, The Yorkshire & The Humber Regional Mission)
Labour Market:
Key employment sectors within the region include chemicals around
Humberside, materials engineering in South Yorks, textiles in West Yorks, food
in the North and financial services in Leeds. Unemployment is above the national
average. (Source – Universities UK, The Yorkshire & The Humber Regional Mission)
Rural/Urban:
Much of the region’s land is rural; 65 per cent is agricultural. This
contrasts with the pattern of urbanisation in the South and West of the region.
(Source – Universities UK, The Yorkshire & The Humber Regional Mission)
Local Authorities:
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, |
| City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council |
| City of York Council, |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council, |
| Kingston upon Hull County Council, |
| Kirklees Metropolitan Council; |
| Leeds City Council, |
| North East Lincolnshire Council, |
| North Lincolnshire Council, |
| North Yorkshire County Council, |
| Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, |
| Sheffield City Council, |
Local Learning Skills Councils:
| Humberside, |
| North Yorkshire, |
| South Yorkshire, |
| West Yorkshire. |
Further Education Colleges:
48 (Source – UK Directory of UK Organisations and Institutions/FE Colleges –
www.bubl.ac.uk/uk )
