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West Midlands Employment Sector Trends

The document discusses employment levels and trends in different sectors in the West Midlands region. It provides a table showing that in 2022, the sector with the highest employment was public administration, education, and health, employing 363,300 people. This is likely due to the large number of schools, hospitals, and government services in the region. The sector with the lowest employment was agriculture and fishing, employing just 20,600 people, which involves industries like farming and commercial fishing. A second table shows how employment levels have changed between 2002 and 2005 across different industries in the West Midlands.

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West Midlands Employment Sector Trends

The document discusses employment levels and trends in different sectors in the West Midlands region. It provides a table showing that in 2022, the sector with the highest employment was public administration, education, and health, employing 363,300 people. This is likely due to the large number of schools, hospitals, and government services in the region. The sector with the lowest employment was agriculture and fishing, employing just 20,600 people, which involves industries like farming and commercial fishing. A second table shows how employment levels have changed between 2002 and 2005 across different industries in the West Midlands.

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Employment in the West Midlands

Which sector is increasing or decreasing?


Look at the table below and answer the following questions.

PERSONS 20,600 13,800 362,300 107,200 573,700 133,700 416,200 363,300 112,700 2,376,400

% 0.9 0.6 15.2 4.5 24.1 5.6 17.5 15.3 4.7 100

SECTOR Agriculture and fishing Energy and water Manufacturing Construction Hotels and restaurants Transport Banking, finance and insurance etc. Public administration, education & health Other services TOTAL

1.

Fill in the blanks on the table above stating which of the sectors are PRIMARY, SECNDARY & TERTIARY (PRIVATE&PUBLIC)

2.

Which sector shows the highest amount of employment? How many people does it employ?

3.

Why do you think this is? Give an example of a business in this sector

4.

Which sector shows the least amount of employment? How many people does it employ?

5.

Why do you think this is? Give an example of a business that it employs

Employment Levels over the years Look at the table below, it shows the levels of employment over the years.

Industry Agriculture and fishing, energy & water Manufacturing Construction Hotels and restaurants Transport Banking, finance and insurance, etc Public administration, education & health Other services Total

2002 2,500 81,300 16,900 94,000 29,300 107,400 125,500 28,000 485,000

2003 2,600 73,100 18,500 95,800 29,200 100,200 146,700 24,600 490,700

2004 2,300 65,200 16,600 108,900 24,700 108,300 144,600 21,200 491,900

2005 2,300 61,500 18,700 113,800 25,000 108,300 152,800 25,000 495,400

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