Employment

TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD - 2002

Employment Sector R.B.W.M. No. R.B.W.M. %  G.B.
%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Energy and Water Supply 800 1.0 1.6
Manufacturing 5,900 7.5 13.4
Construction 2,200 2.8 4.5
Distribution, Hotels and Restaurants 19,300 24.6 24.6
Transport and Communications 4,300 5.5 6.1
Banking, Finance, Insurance and Business Services 26,100 33.3 19.6
Public Administration, Education, Health and Other Services 19,800 25.3 30.2
Total - Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead 78,300 100% 100%

Source: Annual Business Inquiry, 2002

Notes: Figures rounded to nearest hundred.

Employment in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is concentrated particularly in the Service and office-based sectors.  Many hi-tech companies are located here including computer firms such as Computer Associates, Nortel, Cincom, Hitachi, AltaVista and Fujitsu, plus several pharmaceutical companies including Smithkline Beecham, Johnson and Johnson, Covance, Abbott Laboratories and Aventis Pasteur MSD.  Tourism generates jobs directly at Legoland and other attractions such as Windsor Castle, but also accounts for the sizeable distribution, hotel and restaurant sector.

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