Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority (UA) : Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

Data cube chart.

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 1,205 Show data context 9 Show data context 3,926 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 1,543 Show data context 1,404 Show data context 702 Show data context 317 Show data context 6 Show data context 13 Show data context 63 Show data context 107 Show data context 357 Show data context 212 Show data context 433 Show data context 218 Show data context 6,490 Show data context
1861 1,960 Show data context 13 Show data context 8,456 Show data context 54 Show data context 20 Show data context 2,918 Show data context 2,625 Show data context 1,792 Show data context 2,004 Show data context 83 Show data context 53 Show data context 744 Show data context 357 Show data context 287 Show data context 719 Show data context 957 Show data context 474 Show data context 9,929 Show data context
1881 1,825 Show data context 32 Show data context 11,169 Show data context 110 Show data context 41 Show data context 5,946 Show data context 4,291 Show data context 3,410 Show data context 2,431 Show data context 215 Show data context 190 Show data context 111 Show data context 726 Show data context 1,114 Show data context 906 Show data context 1,595 Show data context 689 Show data context 18,105 Show data context
1911 2,472 Show data context 62 Show data context 15,644 Show data context 438 Show data context 147 Show data context 6,327 Show data context 10,468 Show data context 7,810 Show data context 5,314 Show data context 640 Show data context 751 Show data context 0 Show data context 867 Show data context 2,850 Show data context 2,727 Show data context 2,055 Show data context 2,129 Show data context 26,150 Show data context
1931 1,380 Show data context 20 Show data context 15,809 Show data context 1,499 Show data context 235 Show data context 6,316 Show data context 17,834 Show data context 7,407 Show data context 7,825 Show data context 126 Show data context 1,935 Show data context 627 Show data context 1,521 Show data context 33 Show data context 4,405 Show data context 2,372 Show data context 2,659 Show data context 19,036 Show data context
1951 712 Show data context 6 Show data context 20,607 Show data context 2,500 Show data context 200 Show data context 7,278 Show data context 18,360 Show data context 8,136 Show data context 7,278 Show data context 0 Show data context 3,070 Show data context 0 Show data context 2,162 Show data context 0 Show data context 5,508 Show data context 2,825 Show data context 3,889 Show data context 10,559 Show data context
1971 496 Show data context 15 Show data context 18,946 Show data context 1,974 Show data context 82 Show data context 7,158 Show data context 19,822 Show data context 9,124 Show data context 4,806 Show data context 1,364 Show data context 4,908 Show data context 935 Show data context 3,482 Show data context 847 Show data context 8,418 Show data context 6,381 Show data context 5,179 Show data context 5,835 Show data context
2011 151 Show data context 64 Show data context 5,237 Show data context 1,152 Show data context 651 Show data context 8,594 Show data context 19,167 Show data context 5,860 Show data context 9,143 Show data context 8,583 Show data context 9,367 Show data context 2,490 Show data context 10,788 Show data context 7,018 Show data context 6,213 Show data context 17,332 Show data context 18,779 Show data context 9,234 Show data context
2021 221 Show data context 66 Show data context 4,547 Show data context 851 Show data context 613 Show data context 9,329 Show data context 17,006 Show data context 4,652 Show data context 8,591 Show data context 9,600 Show data context 6,645 Show data context 2,386 Show data context 11,847 Show data context 7,243 Show data context 6,336 Show data context 17,584 Show data context 22,408 Show data context 9,442 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 06th June 2026