A Bigger Future report - BFI - British Film Institute

Production/Development
Facilities
Distribution
Exhibition
Total
SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE WORKFORCE
Although there is inadequate information about the film industry workforce as
outlined in the section (Collecting and Analysing Information) some basic data
exists which is detailed below. The intention is to build on this current
information.
Total employment by sector
Total employment in the UK film industry comprises around 34,000 people.
The largest sector is exhibition with about 16,000 employees. Just over 9,000
people were estimated to have worked on productions with shoot dates in the
calendar year 2002. Slightly fewer were reported as working in facilities, which
includes studio/equipment hire, special physical effects and post-production,
in 2002 by Skillset’s Census (this includes some people doing work for TV,
but excludes freelancers not working on the day of the survey). Around 467
people are recorded as working in the distribution sector.
Data in all tables has been rounded to the nearest 10 individuals, except data
on the distribution sector, as the numbers employed are relatively low. All
percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number, except figures
on representation of disabled people, which are shown to one decimal place.
Representation of women stands at about 40% of the total workforce, ranging
from 23% in facilities to 50% in distribution and exhibition. The figures on the
next page (production/development sector) reveal major differences between
departments in their occupation of women. Around 12% of the workforce are
ethnic minorities (excluding production/development), but fewer in distribution
and exhibition. Less than 1% of the total workforce in all sectors is disabled.
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Total % Women % Ethnic Minorities % Disabled
9,050
8,200
467
16,000
33,715
36
23
50
50
40
Not available* Not available*
*At present, data are not available on representation of ethnic minorities and disabled people in the production/development sector, but will be published late in 2003 on completion of the survey.
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3
16
12
0.8
0.0
0.5
0.6