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AI & jobs · Unitary Authority in United Kingdom

York

Unitary Authority GB-YOR Largest city: York
38%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 37% (+1.2 pts).
MODEL33rd of 232 regions35.4K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
208K
as of 2016
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
0.3%
126th largest of 232
People in workMODEL
93.2K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
6.6%
national 6.3%
Area
300 km²
695 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Highly urban
76% live in major cities
Largest city
York
159K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage is published for the wider England area (130 map regions), so these figures describe that whole area.
Usage intensityANTHROPIC
1.28×
usage share ÷ population share
Area’s share of national useANTHROPIC
95.1%
0.3% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
41%
national 41%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
45%
national 45%
Augmentation 55%Automation 45%

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

York United Kingdom
Business services 19.5%
Health & care 13.2%
Retail & wholesale 9.3%
Education 8.7%
Public admin 8.0%
ICT & software 7.7%
Manufacturing 6.4%
Finance 6.4%
Construction 5.2%
Other services 5.1%
Hospitality 4.5%
Transport & logistics 4.2%
Utilities 1.1%
Mining 0.3%
Agriculture 0.2%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Business services 7,343 Health & care 5,202 Education 3,750 Public admin 3,505 ICT & software 3,126 Finance 3,093 Retail & wholesale 2,958 Manufacturing 1,468

Ranking in United Kingdom

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 232 regions.

30Aberdeen 38% 31Swansea 38% 32Inverclyde 38% 33York 38% 34Peterborough 38% 35Oxfordshire 38% 36Derry 38%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits United Kingdom's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

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