York Unitary Authority (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 2,111 Show data context 23 Show data context 4,355 Show data context 2 Show data context 8 Show data context 1,126 Show data context 1,157 Show data context 482 Show data context 271 Show data context 7 Show data context 20 Show data context 16 Show data context 109 Show data context 428 Show data context 125 Show data context 188 Show data context 148 Show data context 3,596 Show data context
1861 3,498 Show data context 22 Show data context 4,167 Show data context 18 Show data context 15 Show data context 1,188 Show data context 1,155 Show data context 627 Show data context 502 Show data context 50 Show data context 26 Show data context 305 Show data context 158 Show data context 166 Show data context 336 Show data context 256 Show data context 173 Show data context 2,393 Show data context
1881 2,916 Show data context 38 Show data context 7,522 Show data context 62 Show data context 18 Show data context 3,028 Show data context 1,731 Show data context 1,751 Show data context 585 Show data context 92 Show data context 103 Show data context 43 Show data context 324 Show data context 541 Show data context 2,102 Show data context 592 Show data context 303 Show data context 5,875 Show data context
1911 3,495 Show data context 868 Show data context 13,334 Show data context 241 Show data context 55 Show data context 3,052 Show data context 3,834 Show data context 5,187 Show data context 1,137 Show data context 192 Show data context 376 Show data context 0 Show data context 318 Show data context 1,210 Show data context 2,512 Show data context 818 Show data context 717 Show data context 6,300 Show data context
1931 2,833 Show data context 91 Show data context 14,888 Show data context 550 Show data context 105 Show data context 2,319 Show data context 6,241 Show data context 6,167 Show data context 1,714 Show data context 31 Show data context 607 Show data context 121 Show data context 476 Show data context 5 Show data context 4,447 Show data context 1,113 Show data context 1,083 Show data context 5,274 Show data context
1951 2,508 Show data context 322 Show data context 22,059 Show data context 908 Show data context 107 Show data context 3,693 Show data context 8,379 Show data context 8,518 Show data context 2,467 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,039 Show data context 0 Show data context 660 Show data context 0 Show data context 7,333 Show data context 1,528 Show data context 2,408 Show data context 3,205 Show data context
1971 2,351 Show data context 526 Show data context 19,816 Show data context 888 Show data context 125 Show data context 5,761 Show data context 11,274 Show data context 9,140 Show data context 2,842 Show data context 963 Show data context 1,883 Show data context 153 Show data context 1,299 Show data context 347 Show data context 6,317 Show data context 4,021 Show data context 3,490 Show data context 2,609 Show data context
2011 498 Show data context 64 Show data context 6,571 Show data context 310 Show data context 467 Show data context 6,750 Show data context 16,026 Show data context 4,619 Show data context 7,805 Show data context 3,170 Show data context 4,730 Show data context 1,075 Show data context 6,164 Show data context 4,136 Show data context 6,089 Show data context 12,027 Show data context 13,113 Show data context 5,107 Show data context
2021 561 Show data context 56 Show data context 5,023 Show data context 337 Show data context 413 Show data context 6,921 Show data context 13,953 Show data context 4,183 Show data context 6,873 Show data context 3,901 Show data context 3,636 Show data context 1,093 Show data context 6,239 Show data context 4,254 Show data context 6,215 Show data context 13,104 Show data context 14,646 Show data context 4,897 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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Date accessed: 06th June 2026