Newcastle - employment in financial and professional services 2015
The statistic shows the level of employment in Newcastle's financial and professional services industry, by sector in 2015. Newcastle upon Tyne was once one of the world's largest centers of shipbuilding and ship repair, after mass industrial closures this sector suffered decline and Newcastle has rebalanced its economy in favor of retail, tourism and digital learning. In 2015, 3.5 thousand people were employed in banking in Newcastle, and further three thousand in legal services, which supported the financial industry in the region.
