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Industrial sector
The following table shows the number of businesses operating in particular industries within the Portsmouth city region. Today, the area has come along way from its defence & manufacturing and dockyard-related activity and now boasts a relatively broad range of employment areas.
|
Industry |
Fareham |
Gosport |
Havant |
Portsmouth |
||||
|
Portsmouth |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
|
Distribution, hotels & restaurants |
11,415 |
23.9 |
4,670 |
23.0 |
10,614 |
27.4 |
21,911 |
22.5 |
|
Banking, finance & insurance |
11,488 |
24.1 |
3,132 |
15.4 |
6,926 |
17.9 |
18,196 |
18.7 |
|
Public admin & health |
11,439 |
24.0 |
7,171 |
35.3 |
9,257 |
23.9 |
33,467 |
34.3 |
|
Manufacturing |
5,259 |
11.0 |
2,876 |
14.1 |
5,601 |
14.5 |
10,444 |
10.7 |
|
Construction |
2,639 |
5.5 |
689 |
3.4 |
2,315 |
6.0 |
3,089 |
3.2 |
|
Transport & communications |
2,847 |
6.0 |
723 |
3.6 |
995 |
2.6 |
4,682 |
4.8 |
|
Other services |
1,977 |
4.1 |
1,039 |
5.1 |
1,895 |
4.9 |
5,395 |
5.5 |
|
Agriculture and fishing |
619 |
1.3 |
33 |
0.2 |
146 |
0.4 |
18 |
0.0 |
|
Energy and water |
30 |
0.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
966 |
2.5 |
323 |
0.3 |
|
Column Total |
47,714 |
100.0 |
20,334 |
100.0 |
38,716 |
100.0 |
97,525 |
100.0 |
Source: Annual Business Inquiry Workplace Analysis 2008
