Editing Bath, Somerset (section)

===Industry===
Bath once had an important manufacturing sector, particularly in crane manufacture, furniture manufacture, printing, brass foundries, quarries, dye works and [[Plasticine]] manufacture, as well as many mills.<ref name="bathchron-20110428">{{cite news |url=http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/s-integral-role-city-s-rich-industrial-heritage/story-11346714-detail/story.html |title=Mill's integral role in city's rich industrial heritage |newspaper=Bath Chronicle |date=28 April 2011 |access-date=2 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009040146/http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/s-integral-role-city-s-rich-industrial-heritage/story-11346714-detail/story.html |archive-date=9 October 2015 }}</ref> Significant Bath companies included [[Stothert & Pitt]], [[Bath Cabinet Makers]] and [[Portland stone#History of use|Bath & Portland Stone]].

During and after [[World War II]] Bath was a major location of [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] offices, with three major sites on the outskirts of Bath (Ensleigh, Foxhill and Warminster Road) and a number of smaller central offices including the [[Empire Hotel, Bath|Empire Hotel]]. After the [[Cold War]] staff numbers declined, and from 2010 to 2013 about 2,600 remaining staff were moved to [[MoD Abbey Wood]] in Bristol. In 2013 the three major sites were sold for the development of over 1,000 new houses.<ref name=bbc-20081001>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7646368.stm |title=Abbey Wood expansion to commence |work=BBC News |date=1 October 2008 |access-date=27 August 2023 }}</ref><ref name=bbc-20130330>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-21975758 |title=MoD sells off sites in Bath for housing |work=BBC News |date=30 March 2013 |access-date=27 August 2023 }}</ref>

Nowadays, manufacturing is in decline, but the city boasts strong software, publishing and service-oriented industries, and the international manufacturing company [[Rotork]] has its headquarters in the city.<ref>[https://www.rotork.com/en/contact-us Rotork] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423215316/https://www.rotork.com/en/contact-us |date=23 April 2024 }} Head Office Contact Details</ref> The city's attraction to tourists has also led to a significant number of jobs in tourism-related industries. Important economic sectors in Bath include education and health (30,000 jobs), retail, tourism and leisure (14,000 jobs) and business and professional services (10,000 jobs).<ref name="jobs">{{cite web |url=http://www.business-matters.biz/site.aspx?i=pg64 |title=Bath in Focus |access-date=12 December 2007 |work=Business Matters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301081407/http://www.business-matters.biz/site.aspx?i=pg64 |archive-date=1 March 2012 }}</ref>

Major employers are the [[National Health Service]], [[Bath Spa University]], the [[University of Bath]], and Bath and North East Somerset Council. Growing employment sectors include information and communication technologies and creative and cultural industries where Bath is one of the recognised national centres for publishing,<ref name="jobs"/> with the magazine and digital publisher [[Future plc]] employing around 650 people. Others include [[Buro Happold]] (400) and IPL Information Processing Limited (250).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.business-matters.biz/site.aspx?i=pg46 |title=Economic Profile |access-date=21 November 2009 |format=PDF |work=Bath and North East Somerset |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301081414/http://www.business-matters.biz/site.aspx?i=pg46 |archive-date=1 March 2012 }}</ref> The city boasts over 400 retail shops, half of which are run by independent specialist retailers, and around 100 restaurants and cafes primarily supported by tourism.<ref name="jobs"/>