suzanne kavanagh skillset syp oxford presentation

SYP Oxford talk 30/09/10

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The Industry: demand

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 industry: demand

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Source: Labour Force Survey

The industry: supply

Number of Publishing Studies Students in the UK

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Total HE students

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Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency

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