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Table 3:2 Summary of Construction Impacts

Scale of impact

Peak Construction Employment

2,200

Direct Jobs (annual average)

1,220

2017 to date

Total Indirect and Induced FTEs 30

2,800

GVA (direct, indirect 31 )

£2.45 billion

Direct GVA within YH and NE

£1.94 billion

Peak Construction Employment

2,650

Indirect and Induced Jobs (annual average one-year jobs)

4,260

Future to completion

Total Indirect and Induced FTEs 32

2,840

GVA (direct, indirect)

£4.30 billion

GVA (direct, indirect and induced)

£4.50 billion

Direct GVA within YH and NE

£3.44 billion

Peak Construction Employment

2,650

Direct Jobs (Annual Average)

1,350

Indirect and Induced Jobs (annual average one-year jobs)

Total over construction period

3,600

Indirect and Induced Jobs Total FTEs

5,640

GVA (direct, indirect)

£6.75 billion

Direct GVA within YH and NE 33

£5.38 billion

30 10 person years of employment – equivalent to 1 full time permanent job 31 Note that induced GVA has not been modelled for past delivery 32 10 person years of employment – equivalent to 1 full time permanent job 33 Based on projections of past supply chain trends

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