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INSPIRING CITY...
- The most diverse economy in the UK
- 457,000 people employed - second largest outside London
- 2.8 million residents - 1.4 million labour force
- Most important legal and financial centre outside of London
- 180 law firms in Leeds employing over 8,000 people
- UK's 3rd largest manufacturing centre - 39,000 people employed
- Over 30 national and international banks in Leeds
- One of the fastest growing centres for traditional and new media
- 3.5 million sq.ft of retail floor space
- Top 10 in Europe for value for money offices
- Leeds Business School based at Leeds Metropolitan University, is the largest of it's kind in the UK
- Two world class universities with a combined total of 124,000 students
