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Which Sectors are Growing?

Green means there will be more jobs available in the next 5 years

Amber means the number of jobs won’t change too much in the next 5 years

Red means there won’t be as many jobs over the next 5 years

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Life Sciences

The Life Sciences sector is expected to grow, with nearly 4,000 extra jobs being created by 2013

Education

Employment growth in the Education sector will continue to be strong, with around an extra 2,600 jobs in the sector by 2013.

Hospitality and Tourism

The Hospitality and Tourism sector is expected to grow significantly over the next 5 years, generating approximately 2,000 further jobs by 2013.

Sport

High relative growth in employment in the sector is expected between 2008 and 2013, with around 3,000 extra jobs being generated

 

Amber Traffic LightFinancial and Professional Services

Limited growth in employment in this sector, as the recession is expected to hit growth in employment.

Logistics

The number of jobs in Logistics is expected decline slightly over the next 5 years, with just over 1,500 fewer jobs in the sector by 2013.

Retail

A slight decline in the Retail sector is expected due to the current economic downturn, with approximately 600 fewer jobs by 2013.

Creative Industries

The Creative Industries have seen consistent growth in recent years, yet the sector is expected to see only marginal growth over the next 5 years, of nearly 500 jobs.

ICT Digital / Communications

Employment is expected to increase in ICT over the next 5 years, but at a slower rate than in previous years – less than 1,000 jobs are forecast to be created in the sector by 2013.

Public Sector

Employment in the Public Sector is expected to increase slightly by around 1,000 jobs by 2013.

Aviation

Employment within Aviation is expected to remain steady over the next 5 years, with less than 500 more jobs being created between 2008 and 2013.

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Manufacturing

By 2013 there are forecast to be over 19,000 fewer jobs in Manufacturing than there were in 2008. However, the Manufacturing sector is still expected to be the fourth largest employer of any sector in Greater Manchester.

Construction

Construction sector employment is expected to decline over the next 5 years, with around a 2,500 fewer jobs expected.

 Remember that job figures above are what they are – a FORECAST

 

Employers in Greater Manchester

This section includes information on the largest and most significant employers in Greater Manchester, which encompasses the areas of Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan. The separate area pages give a more detailed breakdown of information on each given area.

Large or significant employers in Greater Manchester include:

BAE Systems - Manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft parts

Bank of New York - Bank

BUPA UK Services - Provider of private sector healthcare

Colgate Palmolive - Manufacture of perfumes and toiletries

Co-operative Retail Services - Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco in supermarkets

First Manchester Ltd - Bus, coach and tramway services

IKEA - Furniture retailers

JD Williams - Catalogue shopping and mail order

Kwik Fit - Automotive repair and tyre dealers

Lloyds TSB - Banking

McVities - Manufacture of biscuits, pastries and cakes

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council - Local government and public service delivery

O2 - Mobile network

Philips Semiconductors - Manufacture of electronic components

Powergen - Production of electricity

Selfridges - Retail sales

Trafford General Hospital - Provider of public sector healthcare

University of Manchester - Degree level higher education

Vidal Sassoon - Hairdressers

Warburtons - Manufacture and sale of bread and cakes

 

Definitions of the language and terms used throughout this section of the website are available as a download. 
'Definitions and Explanatory Notes - Area Factsheets':

 

Numbers of Employees in each Key Sector working in Greater Manchester, 1998 & 2007

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Distribution of Employees in each Key Sector working in Greater Manchester, 2007

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Forecasted Numbers of Total Employed in each Key Sector working in Greater Manchester, 2008 & 2013

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Forecasted Numbers of Total Employed in each Key Sector working in Greater Manchester, 2008 - 2013

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