Sandwell District : Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

Data cube chart.

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 774 Show data context 2,971 Show data context 7,435 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 809 Show data context 602 Show data context 369 Show data context 159 Show data context 0 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 24 Show data context 281 Show data context 70 Show data context 85 Show data context 40 Show data context 1,827 Show data context
1861 1,302 Show data context 5,073 Show data context 16,251 Show data context 53 Show data context 28 Show data context 1,532 Show data context 1,739 Show data context 1,405 Show data context 765 Show data context 16 Show data context 44 Show data context 236 Show data context 152 Show data context 221 Show data context 132 Show data context 277 Show data context 93 Show data context 2,427 Show data context
1881 885 Show data context 5,228 Show data context 30,010 Show data context 185 Show data context 37 Show data context 2,992 Show data context 2,543 Show data context 2,794 Show data context 843 Show data context 41 Show data context 199 Show data context 56 Show data context 252 Show data context 1,052 Show data context 314 Show data context 810 Show data context 176 Show data context 5,732 Show data context
1911 1,810 Show data context 7,481 Show data context 61,144 Show data context 639 Show data context 153 Show data context 5,287 Show data context 8,285 Show data context 7,206 Show data context 2,133 Show data context 278 Show data context 774 Show data context 0 Show data context 403 Show data context 3,634 Show data context 1,350 Show data context 1,701 Show data context 678 Show data context 9,077 Show data context
1931 381 Show data context 1,948 Show data context 80,364 Show data context 1,760 Show data context 201 Show data context 4,713 Show data context 13,073 Show data context 5,312 Show data context 1,682 Show data context 37 Show data context 1,117 Show data context 213 Show data context 617 Show data context 5 Show data context 3,485 Show data context 1,854 Show data context 1,120 Show data context 5,789 Show data context
1951 189 Show data context 1,541 Show data context 120,560 Show data context 2,950 Show data context 201 Show data context 6,171 Show data context 14,485 Show data context 5,933 Show data context 4,883 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,003 Show data context 0 Show data context 580 Show data context 0 Show data context 3,437 Show data context 2,657 Show data context 1,509 Show data context 3,780 Show data context
1971 179 Show data context 108 Show data context 119,134 Show data context 1,591 Show data context 140 Show data context 8,032 Show data context 19,270 Show data context 5,369 Show data context 2,804 Show data context 2,346 Show data context 1,326 Show data context 142 Show data context 1,267 Show data context 894 Show data context 4,983 Show data context 6,742 Show data context 2,740 Show data context 3,804 Show data context
2011 132 Show data context 30 Show data context 18,741 Show data context 1,201 Show data context 1,414 Show data context 9,761 Show data context 23,348 Show data context 8,499 Show data context 6,475 Show data context 2,417 Show data context 4,009 Show data context 1,803 Show data context 4,564 Show data context 6,795 Show data context 6,076 Show data context 11,140 Show data context 16,806 Show data context 5,419 Show data context
2021 164 Show data context 44 Show data context 16,257 Show data context 846 Show data context 1,181 Show data context 12,229 Show data context 24,527 Show data context 11,265 Show data context 7,151 Show data context 3,107 Show data context 3,618 Show data context 1,663 Show data context 4,955 Show data context 7,290 Show data context 7,020 Show data context 12,604 Show data context 22,312 Show data context 4,869 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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Number of persons with or without a university degree or equivalent qualification.


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Date accessed: 05th June 2026