Analysis of the Major Sectors of Employment in Gloucestershire.

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Irshad Shiliwala Local Business Task 2

What are the main industries in your local area?

The largest sector in Gloucestershire is in public administration, defence, education and health (30.1%) followed by manufacturing and wholesale and retail (26.8%).

There are many core industries in Gloucestershire which are a source of employment or productivity and are a future growth opportunities. The areas of industry include :

Creative industries –The creative sector is defined by DCMS ( dept for culture media and sports ) as industries which have their origin in individual creativity skill or talent. They include advertising, architecture, art/antiques, film, music, tv , radio, computer gaming etc.

Public sector- Education, public administration and health has been a major sector for employment in the south west. There are to be cuts made in this area by the coalition government. In 2008 there were over 35000 employed in the public sector this is about 14% of the work force. Public sector is divided into public administration and education. The numbers are divided up as 40% employed into public admin and 60% into education. There has been a decline in the no of people employed in the public sector since 2008, part time working is common. Between 2004 and 2008 there was a 33% decline in full time employment and 16% increase in part time employment in this sector.

Care sectors have shown an increase of 6% since 2005 due to increase in an ageing population.

Environmental Technologies-  The environmental technologies sector has been defined as all technologies whose use is less environmentally harmful than relevant alternatives. There are many sub sectors in this category  to include :

Demolition, wrecking, earth moving, water projects

Manufacture of non domestic  cooling and ventilation systems, electric supply and distribution systems

Recycling

Sewage and refuse removal

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In 2008 there were 2900 employees in this sector that is about 1% of the population working in this sector regionally and nationally.

Manufacturing- This sector is better represented in Gloucestershire as there are over 37000 people employed in this sector. The chart below represents the different sectors of employment in Gloucestershire. There are sub sectors which include advanced engineering, medical devices and precision engineering. Between these subsectors there are the automotive and aerospace industries. Gloucestershire is served by many big companies who are ranked in the top 100 companies to include GE Aviation, Messier Bugatti Dowty, Messagelabs, Spirax sarco engineering, Kohler bathrooms, Kraft foods to name a few.

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Banking Finance and insurance – In 2008 there were nearly 49000 people employed in this sector in Gloucestershire which represents about 19% of the population. The other subsectors in this area is represented by legal, accounting, tax consultancy, auditing activities and this grew by 2% in 2008. Gloucestershire is served by large financial institutions like Ecclesiastical Insurance, St James plc  who employ almost 1000 people between them.

Tourism- Tourism is a key sector in Gloucestershires economy. This sector is also divided into sub sectors such as hotels, bars, restaurants, libraries, camping sites, sporting activities etc. Nearly 19000 ...

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