• Excluding companies employing less than 250 people, the composition of aerospace companies, in terms of workforce size, differs markedly from that of manufacturing generally.


Manufacturing: % of firms by workforce size, 2019


500-999 0.226%


Fewer than 250 employees


250-499 0.005


1,000-2,999 0.109%


3,000-9,999 0.029%


10,000+ 0.004%


• A much larger share of the overall workforce in aerospace is employed by firms with 250 to 499,000 workers compared with the manufacturing industry generally.


• The aerospace sector, in contrast to much of manufacturing in the UK, has a smaller number of bottom supply-chain companies, as can be seen from the graphic below.


Aerospace: % of firms by workforce size, 2019


500-999, 1.818%


Fewer than 250 employees


1,000-2,999, 1.212%


250-499 1.818%


3,000-9,999, 0.606%


10,000+, 0.606%


• The workforce distribution within MRO companies is also at odds with manufacturing generally, as the table shows.


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