the East Midlands Government Region : Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 130,764 Show data context 9,012 Show data context 150,567 Show data context 27,879 Show data context 103,604 Show data context 8,744 Show data context 8,854 Show data context
1861 164,390 Show data context 20,663 Show data context 207,769 Show data context 44,021 Show data context 96,506 Show data context 11,015 Show data context 13,482 Show data context
1881 109,920 Show data context 44,135 Show data context 248,011 Show data context 69,027 Show data context 137,686 Show data context 14,872 Show data context 21,482 Show data context
1911 125,911 Show data context 118,786 Show data context 425,525 Show data context 138,463 Show data context 221,575 Show data context 37,910 Show data context 41,328 Show data context
1931 102,954 Show data context 130,389 Show data context 450,615 Show data context 132,347 Show data context 258,041 Show data context 21,014 Show data context 77,930 Show data context
1951 104,695 Show data context 118,442 Show data context 571,950 Show data context 183,972 Show data context 265,889 Show data context 25,776 Show data context 157,942 Show data context
1971 51,676 Show data context 76,807 Show data context 560,455 Show data context 202,411 Show data context 266,942 Show data context 71,751 Show data context 197,816 Show data context
1991 39,648 Show data context 28,371 Show data context 463,498 Show data context 228,070 Show data context 404,663 Show data context 167,883 Show data context 334,256 Show data context
2001 36,307 Show data context 7,979 Show data context 381,788 Show data context 267,529 Show data context 517,525 Show data context 258,483 Show data context 447,887 Show data context
2011 25,011 Show data context 5,657 Show data context 276,906 Show data context 312,120 Show data context 586,116 Show data context 338,356 Show data context 602,375 Show data context
2021 25,648 Show data context 3,737 Show data context 241,271 Show data context 367,889 Show data context 592,268 Show data context 365,723 Show data context 676,046 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
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV034, Industry (17 way))
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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Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the East Midlands Government Region through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056895/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026