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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.