• Key Companies
• Self-Employment
• Local Examples

Introduction

The labour market is made up of people who are employed, self-employed or unemployed.

• Employment is having a job, working for an employer and receiving a wage for work done; employment can be full-time or part-time.
• Self-employment is when you work for your self rather than an employer; you are the boss so you have to pay your own wage.
• Unemployed is when you are not working for an employer or yourself; but you could be looking for a job or doing voluntary work.

Most people look for a paid job with an employer.

You can use LMI to learn more about employers across the Humber area and the opportunities they have to offer.

There is a broad range of industries across the Humber area, many of which have developed to support the above key sectors, including:

• metals related production
• rail engineering
• automotive components
• aerospace
• power generation
• multimedia design
• software
• electronics ICT
• telecommunications
• bioscience
• pharmaceuticals
• healthcare
• medical devices
• textiles
• plastics
• glassmaking
• printing and packaging
• transportation and distribution
• financial and business services
• call centres