Sheffield jobs: Employee numbers fall by over 1,500 as cautious bosses cut back
The number of employees in Sheffield fell 1,585 in the last year, new figures show.
Employment data for December 2025 show 242,112 people on payroll, compared to 243,697 the year before - a fall of 0.7 per cent.
It comes after Sheffield’s employee numbers increased by 887 in 2023 - from 242,819 to 243,697 - an increase of 0.4 per cent.
The figures are from the Office for National Statistics and extracted by employment and pay app WageSight.
Paul Hebden, WageSight director, said: “The latest figures underline the continued pressure on employment in Sheffield.
“Payroll remains down compared with last year, and recent month-on-month data suggests employers are still cutting back.
"It's hard to be specific about what's going on, however, what we're seeing in the city is part of a wider term trend regionally and nationally.
"A combination of higher interest rates, last year's increase in employer national insurance contributions and a generally uncertain outlook on the economy seems to have left employers cautious about recruiting for the last 12 months at least."
Every town and city In Yorkshire and the Humber lost jobs last year, the ONS figures show, with Sheffield ranking sixth out of 11 in terms of most jobs lost.
East Riding and York saw a 0.1 per cent reduction in employees.
Hull was at - 0.2 per cent, North and North East Lincolnshire at - 0.5 per cent, Leeds at - 0.6 per cent, Sheffield, Wakefield and Calderdale and Kirklees were at - 0.7 per cent.
Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham were collectively at - 0.8 per cent.
Bradford and North Yorkshire County Council were the worst performers with a one per cent reduction in employees.