Examples of types of employer

The examples below are extracted from UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 1992, complied by Office for National Statistics (ONS) and published by The Stationery Office.

Manufacturing

• Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco
• Manufacture of textiles and textile products
• Manufacture of leather, wood, paper, and their related products
• Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
• Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products
• Manufacture of machinery, electrical and transport equipment
• Publishing and printing

Wholesale, retail & motor trade

• Sale and maintenance of motor vehicles
• Retailers and wholesalers
• Repair of personal and household goods

Transport, storage & communications

• Land, air & water transport
• Transport via pipelines
• Travel agencies
• Storage and warehousing
• Post and telecommunications

Financial intermediation

• Banks and building societies
• Security broking and fund management
• Insurance and pension funding
• Financial leasing

Real estate, renting & business activities

• Real estate agencies
• Renting of machinery, equipment and household goods
• Software and hardware consultancy and supply
• Data processing and database activities
• Maintenance and repair of office and computing machinery
• Research and development
• Business and management consultancy
• Accounting and auditing activities
• Financial management
• Legal activities
• Market research

Public administration & defence

• Government support services
• Regulation of business
• Public security, law and order activities

Other community, social and personal service activities

• Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation
• Activities of business, employers and professional organisations
• Recreational, cultural and sporting activities

Others

• Private households with employed persons, such as maids, cooks, chauffeurs, caretakers, tutors, secretaries etc
• Extra-territorial organisations and bodies, such as the United Nations, European Communities, International Monetary Fund etc