Bristol Unitary Authority (City/UA) : 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 1,554 Show data context 722 Show data context 16,603 Show data context 14 Show data context 17 Show data context 3,601 Show data context 3,104 Show data context 2,267 Show data context 781 Show data context 4 Show data context 70 Show data context 44 Show data context 802 Show data context 1,171 Show data context 616 Show data context 725 Show data context 526 Show data context 10,701 Show data context
1861 2,175 Show data context 647 Show data context 18,039 Show data context 106 Show data context 39 Show data context 3,370 Show data context 3,778 Show data context 3,556 Show data context 1,544 Show data context 136 Show data context 115 Show data context 793 Show data context 605 Show data context 812 Show data context 826 Show data context 777 Show data context 559 Show data context 9,427 Show data context
1881 2,009 Show data context 1,817 Show data context 35,894 Show data context 325 Show data context 89 Show data context 7,535 Show data context 7,719 Show data context 7,323 Show data context 2,168 Show data context 272 Show data context 511 Show data context 116 Show data context 1,195 Show data context 3,251 Show data context 2,162 Show data context 2,014 Show data context 935 Show data context 20,385 Show data context
1911 2,261 Show data context 2,191 Show data context 61,586 Show data context 798 Show data context 439 Show data context 8,781 Show data context 15,658 Show data context 18,206 Show data context 4,070 Show data context 946 Show data context 1,915 Show data context 0 Show data context 989 Show data context 8,334 Show data context 3,469 Show data context 2,657 Show data context 2,380 Show data context 20,767 Show data context
1931 1,294 Show data context 617 Show data context 61,664 Show data context 1,979 Show data context 288 Show data context 9,188 Show data context 28,075 Show data context 18,203 Show data context 4,526 Show data context 196 Show data context 3,004 Show data context 377 Show data context 1,616 Show data context 12 Show data context 7,042 Show data context 3,601 Show data context 3,493 Show data context 16,274 Show data context
1951 656 Show data context 116 Show data context 65,497 Show data context 3,564 Show data context 290 Show data context 14,036 Show data context 32,372 Show data context 21,795 Show data context 6,363 Show data context 0 Show data context 4,335 Show data context 0 Show data context 2,794 Show data context 0 Show data context 10,811 Show data context 5,251 Show data context 7,697 Show data context 9,669 Show data context
1971 356 Show data context 81 Show data context 55,293 Show data context 3,206 Show data context 521 Show data context 14,577 Show data context 39,198 Show data context 19,857 Show data context 5,292 Show data context 6,979 Show data context 6,787 Show data context 664 Show data context 5,450 Show data context 2,073 Show data context 11,980 Show data context 13,536 Show data context 10,182 Show data context 7,162 Show data context
2011 208 Show data context 142 Show data context 13,609 Show data context 808 Show data context 1,409 Show data context 13,864 Show data context 30,464 Show data context 9,077 Show data context 12,308 Show data context 11,087 Show data context 12,658 Show data context 2,691 Show data context 17,623 Show data context 10,993 Show data context 11,427 Show data context 22,801 Show data context 29,324 Show data context 9,502 Show data context
2021 311 Show data context 148 Show data context 11,895 Show data context 1,806 Show data context 1,541 Show data context 16,929 Show data context 31,704 Show data context 10,705 Show data context 12,112 Show data context 15,188 Show data context 10,405 Show data context 2,949 Show data context 21,206 Show data context 12,158 Show data context 13,048 Show data context 26,745 Show data context 38,610 Show data context 10,829 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 classification of industry is that used by the 2021 Census, and forms the basic for our standardisation of historical information on industrial structure. The modern data are a classification of workers by their employers' business and count them by their place of work. However, before 1951 they are counted by place of residence, and before 1921 workers have to be classified by their individual occupations.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bristol Unitary Authority (City/UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 05th June 2026