Boston 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 2,957 Show data context 1 Show data context 1,756 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 451 Show data context 478 Show data context 278 Show data context 116 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 33 Show data context 170 Show data context 46 Show data context 94 Show data context 63 Show data context 1,910 Show data context
1861 4,346 Show data context 3 Show data context 2,152 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 430 Show data context 638 Show data context 392 Show data context 270 Show data context 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 144 Show data context 61 Show data context 54 Show data context 70 Show data context 125 Show data context 95 Show data context 1,257 Show data context
1881 3,493 Show data context 7 Show data context 2,306 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 804 Show data context 753 Show data context 507 Show data context 221 Show data context 14 Show data context 45 Show data context 14 Show data context 91 Show data context 107 Show data context 110 Show data context 222 Show data context 74 Show data context 2,242 Show data context
1911 6,789 Show data context 3 Show data context 2,182 Show data context 22 Show data context 13 Show data context 699 Show data context 1,336 Show data context 1,217 Show data context 345 Show data context 29 Show data context 71 Show data context 0 Show data context 73 Show data context 136 Show data context 219 Show data context 319 Show data context 140 Show data context 2,078 Show data context
1931 5,810 Show data context 4 Show data context 2,304 Show data context 106 Show data context 11 Show data context 633 Show data context 2,613 Show data context 1,668 Show data context 345 Show data context 3 Show data context 129 Show data context 37 Show data context 113 Show data context 1 Show data context 537 Show data context 302 Show data context 161 Show data context 1,543 Show data context
1951 5,800 Show data context 4 Show data context 3,197 Show data context 224 Show data context 35 Show data context 1,282 Show data context 3,503 Show data context 2,145 Show data context 527 Show data context 0 Show data context 190 Show data context 0 Show data context 161 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,219 Show data context 372 Show data context 514 Show data context 958 Show data context
1971 4,338 Show data context 0 Show data context 2,797 Show data context 118 Show data context 40 Show data context 1,103 Show data context 3,739 Show data context 1,062 Show data context 324 Show data context 421 Show data context 241 Show data context 7 Show data context 225 Show data context 45 Show data context 1,072 Show data context 569 Show data context 540 Show data context 502 Show data context
2011 1,653 Show data context 18 Show data context 5,523 Show data context 93 Show data context 261 Show data context 1,842 Show data context 6,179 Show data context 1,617 Show data context 1,279 Show data context 310 Show data context 335 Show data context 348 Show data context 816 Show data context 1,987 Show data context 1,049 Show data context 2,000 Show data context 4,489 Show data context 1,008 Show data context
2021 1,759 Show data context 15 Show data context 5,377 Show data context 88 Show data context 219 Show data context 2,355 Show data context 6,788 Show data context 1,780 Show data context 1,224 Show data context 317 Show data context 298 Show data context 458 Show data context 783 Show data context 2,795 Show data context 1,032 Show data context 2,122 Show data context 5,194 Show data context 1,013 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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Here we simplify the National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication into just four analytic categories, which we try to present over a very long period. Note that up to 1991 the census focused on levels of "skill", and on whether work was "manual", but since 2001 the focus has instead been on whether work was "routine", making comparisons difficult.


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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10033044/cube/INDUSTRY_GEN_2021

Date accessed: 04th June 2026