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

Information and guidance for young people aged 13-19

Why do jobs change?
All jobs change over time:

150 years ago in Derbyshire

♦♦ Farming
♦♦ Textiles
♦♦ Food and drink
♦♦ Engineering
♦♦ Manufacturing
♦♦ Mining and quarrying
♦♦ 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

Derbyshire Today*
Amber Valley
Bolsover
Chesterfield
Derby
Derbyshire Dales
Erewash
High Peak
North East Derbyshire
South Derbyshire

24%

14%

6%

10%

13%

9%

18%

9%

9%

5%

21%

18%

19%

24%

10%

7%

12%

14%

8%

10%

10%

10%

14%

14%

7%

6%

6%

5%

5%

5%

11%

3%

6%

7%

6%

4%

5%

4%

5%

6%

5%
  2%

4%

3%
  3%

10%

15%

8%

14%

5%

5%

5%

10%

6%

5%

10%

6%

13%

11%

11%

11%

15%

14%

8%

10%

23%

9%

8%

12%

4%

4%

4%

8%

6%

4%

4%

4%

3%

4%

4%

4%
  2%
  4%

4%
  1%
  3%
  4%

4%
  2%
  2%

5%

2%

3%

5%

3%
  3%
  3%
  3%
  2%

2%
  4%

4%
  2%
  2%
  4%

8%

4%
  2%

8%

6%

12%

6%

5%

6%

4%

3%
  2%

6%

2%

3%
  3%
  2%

5%

2%

5%

2%

Manufacturing

Health

Financial and business

Education

Retail

Professional, scientific & technical

Catering and accommodation

Arts, leisure and recreation

Public administration & defence

Information & communication

Transport & logistics

Construction

Wholesale

Motor trades

Other

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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