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KS11a Industry of employment - all
BedfordMid BedsSouth BedsBedfordshireLutonEASTENGLAND AND WALES
All people aged 16 to 74 in employment
70515
63773
57259
191547
82362
2579378
23627754
Percentage of people working in:
Agriculture, hunting and forestry
1.33
1.72
0.95
1.35
0.35
1.90
1.50
Fishing
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.01
..
0.02
0.02
Mining and quarrying
0.37
0.11
0.18
0.23
0.05
0.21
0.25
Manufacturing
13.99
17.35
18.09
16.33
19.02
14.47
14.96
Electricity, gas and water supply
1.17
0.42
0.39
0.69
0.40
0.63
0.73
Construction
6.60
8.33
7.60
7.47
7.60
7.62
6.77
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
17.05
16.50
19.16
17.50
17.34
17.29
16.83
Hotels and catering
3.63
3.51
3.68
3.60
4.90
4.16
4.76
Transport, storage and communication
7.27
6.35
8.58
7.36
10.56
7.41
7.01
Financial intermediation
3.01
3.77
3.69
3.47
3.33
5.81
4.73
Real estate, renting and business activities
15.52
14.54
14.05
14.75
12.58
13.31
12.97
Public administration and defence
5.68
6.22
4.09
5.38
3.74
5.16
5.72
Education
9.22
7.73
7.29
8.15
6.88
7.34
7.76
Health and social work
10.27
8.46
7.60
8.87
8.62
9.68
10.81
Other
4.88
4.96
4.64
4.83
4.62
4.99
5.18


KS11b Industry of employment - males
BedfordMid BedsSouth BedsBedfordshireLutonEASTENGLAND AND WALES
All males aged 16 - 74 in employment (number)
38656
35587
31495
105738
46226
1421967
12791618
Percentage of males working in:
Agriculture, hunting and forestry
1.90
2.26
1.23
1.82
0.45
2.56
2.09
Fishing
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.01
..
0.04
0.04
Mining and quarrying
0.36
0.15
0.23
0.25
0.05
0.32
0.40
Manufacturing
18.80
22.17
23.41
21.31
24.89
19.09
20.22
Electricity, gas and water supply
0.95
0.54
0.60
0.71
0.55
0.84
0.97
Construction
10.76
13.15
12.39
12.05
12.39
12.37
11.24
Wholesale & retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
17.03
16.01
18.44
17.11
16.66
16.31
16.02
Hotels and catering
2.95
2.27
2.30
2.53
3.96
3.01
3.71
Transport, storage & communication
9.53
8.08
10.91
9.45
13.04
9.81
9.32
Financial intermediation
2.85
3.47
3.16
3.15
2.54
5.30
4.14
Real estate, renting and business activities
16.31
15.19
14.43
15.37
12.71
13.79
13.59
Public administration and defence
5.63
6.82
3.88
5.51
3.03
5.39
5.79
Education
4.99
3.49
3.15
3.94
3.11
3.65
4.10
Health and social work
3.49
2.51
2.04
2.73
2.54
3.20
3.90
Other
4.45
3.90
3.82
4.08
4.07
4.32
4.47
KS11c Industry of employment - females
BedfordMid BedsSouth BedsBedfordshireLutonEASTENGLAND AND WALES
All females aged 16 - 74 in employment
31859
28186
25763
85808
36136
1157411
10836136
Percentage of females working in:
Agriculture, hunting and forestry
0.65
1.05
0.61
0.77
0.22
1.09
0.82
Fishing..
0.01
....
0.01
0.01
Mining and quarrying
0.39
0.06
0.11
0.20
0.05
0.08
0.07
Manufacturing
8.15
11.26
11.58
10.20
11.50
8.78
8.75
Electricity, gas and water supply
1.43
0.26
0.14
0.66
0.21
0.38
0.44
Construction
1.56
2.25
1.75
1.84
1.48
1.78
1.50
Wholesale & retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
17.07
17.13
20.04
17.98
18.22
18.49
17.77
Hotels and catering
4.46
5.08
5.37
4.94
6.09
5.58
6.01
Transport, storage & communication
4.53
4.18
5.74
4.78
7.38
4.47
4.27
Financial intermediation
3.20
4.14
4.34
3.85
4.34
6.44
5.42
Real estate, renting and business activities
14.56
13.73
13.59
14.00
12.42
12.71
12.24
Public administration and defence
5.74
5.47
4.35
5.23
4.66
4.87
5.64
Education
14.36
13.10
12.35
13.34
11.70
11.87
12.07
Health and social work
18.50
15.98
14.39
16.44
16.40
17.65
18.98
Other
5.41
6.29
5.64
5.77
5.33
5.80
6.02


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For further information, please contact the relevant unitary authority:
Bedford Borough: intelligence@bedford.gov.uk
Central Bedfordshire: insight@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
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Updated 30th June 2010