Sheffield District : 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 3,139 Show data context 1,308 Show data context 28,897 Show data context 3,267 Show data context 9,144 Show data context 1,487 Show data context 907 Show data context
1861 4,459 Show data context 2,691 Show data context 38,764 Show data context 7,043 Show data context 10,918 Show data context 1,894 Show data context 1,662 Show data context
1881 3,109 Show data context 5,640 Show data context 65,463 Show data context 13,683 Show data context 22,719 Show data context 4,478 Show data context 3,875 Show data context
1911 4,991 Show data context 12,888 Show data context 108,590 Show data context 32,748 Show data context 45,708 Show data context 12,260 Show data context 9,052 Show data context
1931 2,218 Show data context 13,344 Show data context 105,879 Show data context 23,219 Show data context 54,701 Show data context 5,491 Show data context 16,932 Show data context
1951 1,641 Show data context 6,747 Show data context 151,072 Show data context 35,698 Show data context 53,353 Show data context 6,119 Show data context 23,194 Show data context
1971 750 Show data context 3,739 Show data context 124,801 Show data context 36,651 Show data context 53,755 Show data context 12,898 Show data context 40,520 Show data context
1991 731 Show data context 735 Show data context 53,347 Show data context 31,933 Show data context 56,176 Show data context 30,334 Show data context 55,038 Show data context
2001 1,052 Show data context 256 Show data context 34,071 Show data context 29,693 Show data context 58,294 Show data context 32,342 Show data context 62,846 Show data context
2011 420 Show data context 175 Show data context 22,721 Show data context 31,130 Show data context 63,688 Show data context 43,208 Show data context 82,976 Show data context
2021 463 Show data context 182 Show data context 17,302 Show data context 32,424 Show data context 57,785 Show data context 43,393 Show data context 90,432 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, Sheffield District through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10076882/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 08th April 2026