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Equal opportunities
Gender
There is clearly a disproportionate number of men employed in manufacturing. Part-time employment is more important for women and there are fewer part-time jobs than the UK average. Part-time work is projected to increase across most of the industry, therefore increasing the likelihood of more women being employed.
Source: Working Futures 2004a
Gender ratios and female part-time share by manufacturing sub-sectors, 2002
Source: Complied using data from Working Futures 2004b.
Age
SSDA data from the Labour Force Survey indicates that the proportions of employees in the manufacturing sector workers by age distribution are similar to that of the whole economy.
Age distribution of employees in manufacturing, 2002/03
Source: SSDA Sector Skills Matrix 2004. Based on the Labour Force Survey.
Ethnicity
SSDA data from the Labour Force Survey indicates that the proportions of minority ethnic workers in manufacturing are similar to that of the whole economy.
Ethnicity of employees in manufacturing, 2002/03
Source: SSDA Sector Skills Matrix 2004. Based on the Labour Force Survey.
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