Editing Luton (section)

==Economy==
{{Main|Economy of Luton}}
[[File:VauxhallGriffinHouse.jpg|thumb|Griffin House, former headquarters of [[Vauxhall Motors]]]]
[[File:EasyJetHQ.jpg|thumb|Hangar 89, [[EasyJet]] headquarters]]
Luton's economy has traditionally been focused on several different areas of industry, including [[Automaker|car manufacturing]], engineering and [[Hatmaking|millinery]]. However, today, Luton is moving towards a service based economy mainly in the retail and the airport sectors, although there is still a focus on light industry in the town.

Notable firms with headquarters in Luton include:
*[[EasyJet]] – head office (originally EasyLand, later moved into Hangar 89)<ref>"[http://www.easyjet.com/en/News/new_easyjet_headquarters.html New headquarters for easyJet at London Luton Airport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118143235/http://www.easyjet.com/en/News/new_easyjet_headquarters.html |date=18 January 2010 }}." [[Easyjet]]. Retrieved on 27 September 2009.</ref> and main base at [[London Luton Airport]]
*[[Impellam Group]] – headquarters at Capability Green<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investors.impellam.com/company-contacts.aspx |title=Impellam Group – Company Contacts |website=Investors.impellam.com |access-date=24 September 2017}}</ref>
*[[TUI Group|TUI]] UK ([[TUI Airways]]) – travel (Wigmore House)<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20080903102750/http://www.tuicareers.co.uk/contact.html Contact Us]." TUI UK & Ireland. Retrieved on 4 January 2011. "Wigmore House Wigmore Lane Luton Bedfordshire LU2 9TN"</ref><ref>"[http://www.thomson.co.uk/jobs/head-office/luton.html Luton]." Thomson UK. Retrieved on 27 September 2009.</ref>
*[[Vauxhall Motors]] – headquarters (Chalton House)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00135767|title=VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED overview – Find and update company information|website=Find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref>

Notable firms with offices in Luton include:
*[[Anritsu]] – electronics<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anritsu.com/en-GB/Contact-Us/Sales-Office.aspx |title=Contact US (Test and Measurement)- Anritsu Europe |website=Anritsu.com |access-date=24 September 2017}}</ref>
*[[AstraZeneca]] – pharmaceuticals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astrazeneca.co.uk/astrazeneca-in-uk/our-uk-sites/luton |title=Working with UK Healthcare Professionals |website=Astrazeneca.co.uk |access-date=24 September 2017}}</ref>
*[[Selex ES]] – aerospace<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.selex-es.com/international-presence/uk/uk-locations |title=Locations – Selex ES |access-date=3 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417145550/http://www.selex-es.com/international-presence/uk/uk-locations |archive-date=17 April 2015  }}</ref>
*[[Ernst & Young]] – accountants<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ey.com/OurLocations |title=Ernst and Young Locations |website=Ey.com |access-date=17 March 2013}}</ref>
*[[Whitbread]] – hospitality<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.whitbread.co.uk/global/contact-us/index.html |title=Contact Us |website=Whitbread.co.uk |access-date=24 September 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129071920/https://www.whitbread.co.uk/global/contact-us/index.html |archive-date=29 November 2017  }}</ref>
*[[Stonegate Pub Company]] – hospitality<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stonegatepubs.com/contact|title=Contact Us|website=Stonegatepubs.com|access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref>

Luton's post-war and more recent industrial decline has been compared to that of similar towns in northern England.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://m.luton.gov.uk/Page/error?errormessage=The%20remote%20server%20returned%20an%20error%3A%20%28404%29%20Not%20Found.|title=Error|website=m.luton.gov.uk}}</ref>

===Employment===
Of the town's working population (classified 16–74 years of age by the [[Office for National Statistics]]), 63% are employed. This figure includes students, the self-employed and those who are in part-time employment. 11% are retired, 8% look after the family or take care of the home and 5% are unemployed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/profiles/00ka.asp |title=Employment statistics|publisher=National Office of Statistics|access-date=16 June 2008}}</ref>