West Lancashire 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 3,033 Show data context 1,134 Show data context 11,614 Show data context 3 Show data context 11 Show data context 962 Show data context 524 Show data context 445 Show data context 205 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 43 Show data context 259 Show data context 138 Show data context 109 Show data context 50 Show data context 2,350 Show data context
1861 7,006 Show data context 2,477 Show data context 5,228 Show data context 16 Show data context 20 Show data context 1,084 Show data context 955 Show data context 821 Show data context 612 Show data context 8 Show data context 46 Show data context 232 Show data context 83 Show data context 167 Show data context 104 Show data context 242 Show data context 69 Show data context 2,276 Show data context
1881 5,368 Show data context 2,431 Show data context 3,382 Show data context 31 Show data context 28 Show data context 1,555 Show data context 1,422 Show data context 1,035 Show data context 625 Show data context 32 Show data context 86 Show data context 43 Show data context 205 Show data context 283 Show data context 159 Show data context 388 Show data context 152 Show data context 4,301 Show data context
1911 2,666 Show data context 1,999 Show data context 11,476 Show data context 87 Show data context 42 Show data context 1,064 Show data context 1,455 Show data context 1,293 Show data context 411 Show data context 58 Show data context 185 Show data context 0 Show data context 90 Show data context 555 Show data context 319 Show data context 345 Show data context 248 Show data context 2,241 Show data context
1931 4,725 Show data context 1,775 Show data context 4,560 Show data context 130 Show data context 76 Show data context 996 Show data context 2,695 Show data context 1,710 Show data context 733 Show data context 11 Show data context 324 Show data context 51 Show data context 198 Show data context 1 Show data context 1,113 Show data context 525 Show data context 438 Show data context 2,405 Show data context
1951 3,578 Show data context 383 Show data context 6,924 Show data context 236 Show data context 52 Show data context 1,335 Show data context 3,016 Show data context 1,305 Show data context 824 Show data context 0 Show data context 211 Show data context 0 Show data context 158 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,968 Show data context 751 Show data context 894 Show data context 2,154 Show data context
1971 727 Show data context 469 Show data context 12,994 Show data context 270 Show data context 43 Show data context 2,219 Show data context 3,478 Show data context 1,201 Show data context 660 Show data context 259 Show data context 437 Show data context 44 Show data context 273 Show data context 76 Show data context 1,555 Show data context 1,286 Show data context 969 Show data context 820 Show data context
2011 1,394 Show data context 49 Show data context 5,450 Show data context 123 Show data context 449 Show data context 3,801 Show data context 8,782 Show data context 2,672 Show data context 2,538 Show data context 1,174 Show data context 1,885 Show data context 548 Show data context 2,549 Show data context 2,148 Show data context 2,843 Show data context 5,923 Show data context 7,118 Show data context 2,248 Show data context
2021 1,074 Show data context 98 Show data context 4,644 Show data context 203 Show data context 410 Show data context 4,570 Show data context 9,037 Show data context 2,691 Show data context 2,376 Show data context 1,409 Show data context 1,468 Show data context 707 Show data context 2,782 Show data context 2,517 Show data context 3,251 Show data context 5,630 Show data context 8,357 Show data context 2,259 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, West Lancashire District through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056846/cube/INDUSTRY_GEN_2021

Date accessed: 05th June 2026