Employment by Sector Type

The table below splits employment in North Hertfordshire by different sectors. This is specifically taken from the Annual Business Inquiry (ABI)

North Herts figures

North Herts %

Hertfordshire %

East of England %

UK %

A : Agriculture, forestry and fishing

1.2

0.8

B : Mining and quarrying

0.1

0.2

C : Manufacturing

6300

13.7

8.0

9.7

9.5

D : Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

0.2

0.3

E : Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

0.6

F : Construction

3500

7.6

7.0

5.7

5.1

G : Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

9900

21.5

22.0

18.8

16.5

H : Transportation and storage

1300

2.8

4.0

4.9

4.7

I : Accommodation and food service activities

2800

6.1

6.3

6.0

6.8

J : Information and communication

2100

4.6

6.1

3.4

3.7

K : Financial and insurance activities

800

1.7

3.1

3.0

4.0

L : Real estate activities

800

2.0

1.3

1.4

M : Professional, scientific and technical activities

3700

8.0

10.8

6.9

6.8

N : Administrative and support service activities

2800

6.1

11.6

8.8

8.2

O : Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

800

1.7

3.0

4.3

5.4

P : Education

4600

10.0

10.1

9.9

9.4

Q : Human health and social work activities

4200

9.1

9.7

11.0

12.2

R : Arts, entertainment and recreation

1100

2.4

2.7

2.4

S : Other service activities

1100

2.4

2.3

1.9

2.0

46100

Source: ABI Annual Population Survey (2008 – 2009)