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The Publishing Industry
Number of People Working in Publishing
News agencies, 7,642, 4%
Other publishing, 35,098, 19%
Other information service activities n.e.c, 8,926, 5% Book publishing,
33,828, 19%
Directories and mailing lists, 2,860,
2%
Newspaper publishing, 50,651,
28%
Journals and periodicals, 41,400,
23%
Book publishing
Directories and mailing lists
Newspaper publishing
Journals and periodicals
Other publishing
News agencies
Other information serviceactivities n.e.c
Source: Labour Force Survey (April 2009 to March 2010)
The Publishing Industry
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Source: Labour Force Survey
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Number of Publishing Studies Students in the UK
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Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency
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• Information on publishing
http://www.skillset.org/publishing/
www.blog.skillset.org
• Get in touch:– [email protected]– @sashers
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