Watford 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 264 Show data context 0 Show data context 174 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 40 Show data context 29 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 14 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 138 Show data context
1861 300 Show data context 0 Show data context 270 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 76 Show data context 61 Show data context 39 Show data context 36 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 19 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 17 Show data context 11 Show data context 205 Show data context
1881 221 Show data context 1 Show data context 544 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 253 Show data context 182 Show data context 212 Show data context 53 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 28 Show data context 52 Show data context 33 Show data context 78 Show data context 38 Show data context 739 Show data context
1911 2,060 Show data context 34 Show data context 4,445 Show data context 101 Show data context 22 Show data context 1,661 Show data context 1,906 Show data context 1,607 Show data context 446 Show data context 97 Show data context 236 Show data context 0 Show data context 183 Show data context 606 Show data context 516 Show data context 447 Show data context 277 Show data context 3,476 Show data context
1931 270 Show data context 50 Show data context 7,825 Show data context 411 Show data context 183 Show data context 2,528 Show data context 4,151 Show data context 3,406 Show data context 560 Show data context 59 Show data context 589 Show data context 120 Show data context 340 Show data context 4 Show data context 1,025 Show data context 574 Show data context 566 Show data context 2,898 Show data context
1951 100 Show data context 5 Show data context 16,254 Show data context 907 Show data context 159 Show data context 2,380 Show data context 5,356 Show data context 2,885 Show data context 1,316 Show data context 0 Show data context 791 Show data context 0 Show data context 392 Show data context 0 Show data context 2,073 Show data context 738 Show data context 1,180 Show data context 2,389 Show data context
1971 73 Show data context 1 Show data context 16,316 Show data context 314 Show data context 114 Show data context 2,596 Show data context 7,943 Show data context 3,464 Show data context 599 Show data context 1,243 Show data context 1,542 Show data context 228 Show data context 970 Show data context 653 Show data context 2,816 Show data context 2,141 Show data context 1,774 Show data context 1,755 Show data context
2011 36 Show data context 25 Show data context 2,607 Show data context 132 Show data context 292 Show data context 3,626 Show data context 8,208 Show data context 2,930 Show data context 2,397 Show data context 3,034 Show data context 2,196 Show data context 694 Show data context 3,485 Show data context 2,722 Show data context 2,350 Show data context 4,391 Show data context 5,870 Show data context 2,639 Show data context
2021 31 Show data context 41 Show data context 2,309 Show data context 240 Show data context 268 Show data context 4,926 Show data context 8,155 Show data context 3,078 Show data context 2,593 Show data context 3,896 Show data context 2,061 Show data context 840 Show data context 3,517 Show data context 3,298 Show data context 2,134 Show data context 4,708 Show data context 8,403 Show data context 2,300 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, Watford District through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056779/cube/INDUSTRY_GEN_2021

Date accessed: 05th June 2026