Merton 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 411 Show data context 5 Show data context 538 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 188 Show data context 187 Show data context 99 Show data context 29 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 24 Show data context 167 Show data context 43 Show data context 45 Show data context 31 Show data context 762 Show data context
1861 698 Show data context 4 Show data context 911 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 482 Show data context 323 Show data context 212 Show data context 161 Show data context 7 Show data context 32 Show data context 97 Show data context 81 Show data context 99 Show data context 139 Show data context 104 Show data context 55 Show data context 1,425 Show data context
1881 870 Show data context 16 Show data context 1,698 Show data context 19 Show data context 17 Show data context 1,164 Show data context 754 Show data context 540 Show data context 167 Show data context 46 Show data context 90 Show data context 33 Show data context 220 Show data context 285 Show data context 260 Show data context 293 Show data context 130 Show data context 3,212 Show data context
1911 2,341 Show data context 85 Show data context 6,268 Show data context 185 Show data context 75 Show data context 3,328 Show data context 4,684 Show data context 2,901 Show data context 799 Show data context 314 Show data context 801 Show data context 0 Show data context 874 Show data context 2,611 Show data context 1,953 Show data context 1,055 Show data context 930 Show data context 13,059 Show data context
1931 878 Show data context 78 Show data context 18,151 Show data context 1,410 Show data context 112 Show data context 5,681 Show data context 11,820 Show data context 6,836 Show data context 1,691 Show data context 425 Show data context 2,631 Show data context 449 Show data context 1,635 Show data context 14 Show data context 4,002 Show data context 1,610 Show data context 1,438 Show data context 10,416 Show data context
1951 451 Show data context 6 Show data context 31,558 Show data context 1,361 Show data context 44 Show data context 5,047 Show data context 8,477 Show data context 4,577 Show data context 2,229 Show data context 0 Show data context 866 Show data context 0 Show data context 613 Show data context 0 Show data context 3,064 Show data context 1,747 Show data context 1,512 Show data context 5,335 Show data context
1971 90 Show data context 10 Show data context 24,990 Show data context 970 Show data context 20 Show data context 6,530 Show data context 11,220 Show data context 5,910 Show data context 1,260 Show data context 2,920 Show data context 1,420 Show data context 460 Show data context 1,850 Show data context 690 Show data context 4,450 Show data context 4,070 Show data context 2,400 Show data context 3,730 Show data context
2011 33 Show data context 244 Show data context 3,212 Show data context 292 Show data context 348 Show data context 7,578 Show data context 13,717 Show data context 4,583 Show data context 5,575 Show data context 7,208 Show data context 7,909 Show data context 1,906 Show data context 11,764 Show data context 6,540 Show data context 5,351 Show data context 9,696 Show data context 12,278 Show data context 6,588 Show data context
2021 48 Show data context 207 Show data context 3,049 Show data context 400 Show data context 326 Show data context 9,379 Show data context 13,813 Show data context 4,685 Show data context 5,649 Show data context 8,313 Show data context 7,661 Show data context 2,318 Show data context 11,688 Show data context 7,101 Show data context 5,181 Show data context 10,468 Show data context 15,381 Show data context 6,419 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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The National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication has been used by the census since 2001 "to measure the employment relations and conditions of occupations", replacing the earlier system of Socio-Economic Groups.


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Date accessed: 05th June 2026