The total Photo Imaging workforce comprises around 43,100 people. 51% of these are based in the south of England, with the largest proportion - some 38% - in London and the South East. The rest of the workforce is spread throughout Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the remaining regions of England, with the highest concentrations in the South West (13%) and the East of England (12%). The Photo Imaging industry is made up of 8,700 companies, two thirds (68%) of which are sole trading or freelance photographers. The remaining companies can be broadly divided into the following categories: •Image producers (including laboratories and minilabs) •Photo retail •Picture libraries and agencies •Manufacturers •Support services (e.g. equipment hire and repair)
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