 In 2016/17, 24.8% of the city's resident population aged 16-64 were classed as economically inactive, higher than the national rate of 21.8%, although for over 40% of this group the reason was that they were students.Just over a quarter of the jobs available in the city are in the health and education sector.A further 19 per cent are property and other business and the third-largest sector is wholesale and retail, which accounts for 16.2 per cent.