Wales Country (Dep) : Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

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Year A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing B: Mining & quarrying C: Manufacturing D: Electricity, gas, steam etc E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt F: Construction G: Wholesale & retail trade H: Transport & storage I: Accommodation & catering J: Information & communication K: Financial & insurance L: Real estate activities. M: Professional, scientific & technical N: Administrative & support O: Public administration & defence P: Education Q: Human health & social work R, S, T, U: Other services
1841 111,558 Show data context 42,053 Show data context 64,712 Show data context 17 Show data context 43 Show data context 20,251 Show data context 9,857 Show data context 9,749 Show data context 4,328 Show data context 13 Show data context 100 Show data context 308 Show data context 849 Show data context 3,902 Show data context 2,732 Show data context 1,683 Show data context 1,083 Show data context 73,136 Show data context
1861 150,248 Show data context 54,517 Show data context 97,046 Show data context 173 Show data context 258 Show data context 26,815 Show data context 19,393 Show data context 21,049 Show data context 10,058 Show data context 260 Show data context 243 Show data context 3,540 Show data context 1,867 Show data context 1,712 Show data context 4,833 Show data context 3,281 Show data context 1,549 Show data context 48,090 Show data context
1881 88,558 Show data context 85,964 Show data context 114,294 Show data context 435 Show data context 211 Show data context 32,630 Show data context 23,428 Show data context 29,223 Show data context 7,936 Show data context 665 Show data context 1,241 Show data context 514 Show data context 3,173 Show data context 5,023 Show data context 6,828 Show data context 7,234 Show data context 2,184 Show data context 91,613 Show data context
1911 118,498 Show data context 252,500 Show data context 194,954 Show data context 3,085 Show data context 577 Show data context 59,917 Show data context 75,182 Show data context 86,092 Show data context 23,283 Show data context 2,338 Show data context 7,871 Show data context 0 Show data context 4,698 Show data context 16,131 Show data context 17,029 Show data context 18,387 Show data context 7,666 Show data context 115,825 Show data context
1931 94,310 Show data context 204,320 Show data context 144,990 Show data context 5,901 Show data context 1,718 Show data context 30,303 Show data context 114,428 Show data context 86,102 Show data context 25,586 Show data context 512 Show data context 11,053 Show data context 1,965 Show data context 6,594 Show data context 34 Show data context 34,774 Show data context 26,198 Show data context 14,308 Show data context 94,278 Show data context
1951 86,340 Show data context 132,241 Show data context 275,909 Show data context 15,077 Show data context 1,686 Show data context 69,127 Show data context 125,711 Show data context 91,155 Show data context 38,439 Show data context 0 Show data context 13,673 Show data context 0 Show data context 8,210 Show data context 0 Show data context 76,201 Show data context 28,027 Show data context 28,635 Show data context 48,022 Show data context
1971 44,109 Show data context 50,979 Show data context 302,305 Show data context 16,133 Show data context 3,088 Show data context 90,233 Show data context 125,567 Show data context 63,508 Show data context 25,967 Show data context 7,766 Show data context 17,441 Show data context 2,261 Show data context 12,267 Show data context 2,638 Show data context 74,432 Show data context 49,026 Show data context 38,243 Show data context 23,968 Show data context
1991 36,931 Show data context 7,629 Show data context 225,638 Show data context 11,570 Show data context 10,611 Show data context 85,151 Show data context 156,064 Show data context 46,227 Show data context 57,818 Show data context 14,547 Show data context 28,362 Show data context 8,371 Show data context 27,357 Show data context 26,115 Show data context 82,659 Show data context 72,960 Show data context 116,111 Show data context 36,532 Show data context
2011 23,497 Show data context 3,176 Show data context 143,751 Show data context 10,903 Show data context 12,402 Show data context 111,293 Show data context 212,554 Show data context 53,222 Show data context 84,907 Show data context 31,004 Show data context 41,630 Show data context 17,040 Show data context 58,616 Show data context 54,366 Show data context 108,164 Show data context 137,864 Show data context 197,226 Show data context 62,000 Show data context
2021 25,185 Show data context 2,554 Show data context 118,785 Show data context 9,451 Show data context 13,526 Show data context 117,729 Show data context 198,020 Show data context 52,576 Show data context 71,379 Show data context 37,315 Show data context 39,264 Show data context 17,869 Show data context 60,347 Show data context 58,093 Show data context 125,365 Show data context 131,143 Show data context 232,746 Show data context 56,933 Show data context
Date Source
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 Great Britain Historical GIS Project Computed from 1881 microdata
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Occupations Vol 1, Table 15 A, 'Grouped occupations of Males and Females aged 10 years and upwards, in Administrative Counties, County Boroughs, Metropolitan Boroughs, Urban Districts of which the population exceeded 5,000 persons, aggregates of other Urban Districts, and aggregates of Rural Districts; also proportion per 1,000 of unmarried, married, widowed, and of married and widowed women engaged in occupations, and proportion of female domestic servants to separate occupiers or families, 1911 - Males'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (Orders and Selected Units) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'
1991 Census of Population
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Industry (current)" (19 way))

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Date accessed: 05th June 2026