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What type of work do employees in Northumberland do?
The following gives you an idea of the types of work available in Northumberland. More than a third of people work in public services. This includes jobs in the NHS, local government and education.
In fact, the top 5 employers in the county are: Northgate Hospital, Northumberland Care Trust, Wansbeck General Hospital, Northumberland County Council and Haggerston Castle Ltd.*
The wholesale and retail trade is the second largest employment sector, followed by manufacturing.
*Northumberland Infonet, March 2006 http://www.northumberlandinfonet.org.uk/
The chart shows that in Northumberland:
37.8% of people work in public services (public admin, education and health).
23.7% work in distribution, hotels and restaurants.
11.3% work in manufacturing.
10.1% work in finance, IT and other business services.
6.5% work in construction.
6% work in other services.
3.4% work in transport and communication.
1.3% work in other types of work.
