Leeds 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 4,663 Show data context 2,065 Show data context 43,364 Show data context 24 Show data context 78 Show data context 4,012 Show data context 3,778 Show data context 1,860 Show data context 794 Show data context 11 Show data context 65 Show data context 59 Show data context 224 Show data context 1,542 Show data context 671 Show data context 492 Show data context 296 Show data context 8,544 Show data context
1861 8,230 Show data context 5,172 Show data context 57,840 Show data context 254 Show data context 273 Show data context 6,700 Show data context 6,988 Show data context 3,724 Show data context 2,141 Show data context 196 Show data context 198 Show data context 871 Show data context 521 Show data context 1,211 Show data context 808 Show data context 952 Show data context 545 Show data context 9,068 Show data context
1881 5,987 Show data context 11,290 Show data context 86,891 Show data context 459 Show data context 267 Show data context 11,442 Show data context 9,516 Show data context 7,450 Show data context 2,111 Show data context 275 Show data context 746 Show data context 189 Show data context 958 Show data context 3,976 Show data context 1,753 Show data context 2,526 Show data context 695 Show data context 18,402 Show data context
1911 7,023 Show data context 17,503 Show data context 145,178 Show data context 1,705 Show data context 946 Show data context 13,846 Show data context 24,367 Show data context 21,533 Show data context 5,613 Show data context 1,370 Show data context 2,450 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,279 Show data context 10,133 Show data context 4,368 Show data context 3,978 Show data context 2,155 Show data context 24,051 Show data context
1931 5,663 Show data context 10,958 Show data context 146,483 Show data context 3,093 Show data context 948 Show data context 11,663 Show data context 39,786 Show data context 18,293 Show data context 7,103 Show data context 348 Show data context 4,190 Show data context 683 Show data context 2,889 Show data context 9 Show data context 8,838 Show data context 5,682 Show data context 4,272 Show data context 22,304 Show data context
1951 4,565 Show data context 8,310 Show data context 163,601 Show data context 5,218 Show data context 534 Show data context 17,698 Show data context 47,567 Show data context 21,438 Show data context 12,174 Show data context 0 Show data context 6,442 Show data context 0 Show data context 4,130 Show data context 0 Show data context 16,366 Show data context 6,934 Show data context 9,167 Show data context 16,106 Show data context
1971 3,024 Show data context 11,251 Show data context 116,570 Show data context 6,592 Show data context 535 Show data context 21,423 Show data context 53,304 Show data context 19,249 Show data context 8,159 Show data context 9,153 Show data context 8,776 Show data context 690 Show data context 5,655 Show data context 2,556 Show data context 17,557 Show data context 19,497 Show data context 13,528 Show data context 10,297 Show data context
2011 740 Show data context 246 Show data context 29,611 Show data context 2,867 Show data context 2,286 Show data context 25,313 Show data context 56,612 Show data context 15,389 Show data context 21,623 Show data context 12,815 Show data context 20,741 Show data context 4,605 Show data context 24,366 Show data context 18,683 Show data context 17,527 Show data context 37,153 Show data context 47,811 Show data context 16,837 Show data context
2021 905 Show data context 267 Show data context 23,887 Show data context 2,577 Show data context 2,700 Show data context 27,959 Show data context 55,475 Show data context 17,442 Show data context 18,683 Show data context 17,083 Show data context 16,973 Show data context 5,133 Show data context 26,529 Show data context 21,130 Show data context 20,706 Show data context 39,420 Show data context 60,096 Show data context 16,882 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: 05th June 2026