Exeter's largest employers based on numbers employed

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Exeter's commercial strengths ensure that the City can offer a wide choice of staff at executive and administrative levels.

The close proximity of specialists in a range of fields ensure that businesses have access to all the expertise needed for research and development. In particular the University of Exeter has strengths in Medical Healthcare, Engineering, IT/multi-media, Bio-Technology and the School of Business and Economics is leading the way in strategic thinking in business development.

The City is home to a large number of prestigious organisations who have chosen to base their national or Regional HQs here.  Exeter has a population of around 118,800, a travel-to-work area with a population of over 280,000, a shopping catchment of over 550,000, a student population of around 12,000 and over 2 million day-visitors a year.

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