Welwyn Hatfield District : 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 1,597 Show data context 2 Show data context 1,056 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 244 Show data context 177 Show data context 71 Show data context 67 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 14 Show data context 91 Show data context 27 Show data context 47 Show data context 28 Show data context 851 Show data context
1861 1,366 Show data context 2 Show data context 740 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 252 Show data context 184 Show data context 123 Show data context 122 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 38 Show data context 27 Show data context 23 Show data context 50 Show data context 52 Show data context 20 Show data context 747 Show data context
1881 1,106 Show data context 1 Show data context 677 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 287 Show data context 155 Show data context 197 Show data context 71 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 26 Show data context 37 Show data context 66 Show data context 84 Show data context 31 Show data context 935 Show data context
1911 1,444 Show data context 18 Show data context 1,052 Show data context 19 Show data context 6 Show data context 455 Show data context 366 Show data context 362 Show data context 140 Show data context 17 Show data context 44 Show data context 0 Show data context 44 Show data context 127 Show data context 134 Show data context 138 Show data context 137 Show data context 1,566 Show data context
1931 861 Show data context 105 Show data context 2,196 Show data context 130 Show data context 34 Show data context 1,105 Show data context 1,307 Show data context 1,181 Show data context 290 Show data context 56 Show data context 356 Show data context 60 Show data context 174 Show data context 1 Show data context 474 Show data context 321 Show data context 281 Show data context 2,414 Show data context
1951 822 Show data context 29 Show data context 16,792 Show data context 199 Show data context 33 Show data context 1,630 Show data context 2,232 Show data context 1,005 Show data context 1,069 Show data context 0 Show data context 295 Show data context 0 Show data context 277 Show data context 0 Show data context 821 Show data context 594 Show data context 492 Show data context 1,555 Show data context
1971 840 Show data context 115 Show data context 13,341 Show data context 415 Show data context 112 Show data context 2,504 Show data context 4,374 Show data context 1,343 Show data context 557 Show data context 830 Show data context 517 Show data context 189 Show data context 926 Show data context 226 Show data context 1,689 Show data context 2,142 Show data context 1,196 Show data context 1,134 Show data context
2011 131 Show data context 43 Show data context 3,552 Show data context 145 Show data context 459 Show data context 3,857 Show data context 10,935 Show data context 2,431 Show data context 2,454 Show data context 2,835 Show data context 2,233 Show data context 750 Show data context 4,033 Show data context 2,824 Show data context 2,537 Show data context 5,173 Show data context 5,899 Show data context 2,690 Show data context
2021 172 Show data context 32 Show data context 3,347 Show data context 201 Show data context 520 Show data context 5,191 Show data context 10,783 Show data context 2,937 Show data context 2,426 Show data context 3,535 Show data context 2,180 Show data context 1,014 Show data context 4,164 Show data context 3,383 Show data context 2,691 Show data context 5,637 Show data context 7,251 Show data context 2,621 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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This simplified classification of farmworkers is used to present trends in the farm workforce. It includes a category for 'farmers', who are listed separately only for 1970. It is unclear whether they were included at all for earlier years.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Welwyn Hatfield District through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10032908/cube/INDUSTRY_GEN_2021

Date accessed: 05th June 2026