Medway 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 2,566 Show data context 6 Show data context 3,125 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 752 Show data context 866 Show data context 601 Show data context 212 Show data context 0 Show data context 22 Show data context 17 Show data context 55 Show data context 327 Show data context 5,226 Show data context 186 Show data context 143 Show data context 2,826 Show data context
1861 2,385 Show data context 41 Show data context 4,713 Show data context 22 Show data context 10 Show data context 1,101 Show data context 1,133 Show data context 1,086 Show data context 617 Show data context 18 Show data context 32 Show data context 157 Show data context 72 Show data context 118 Show data context 7,562 Show data context 257 Show data context 163 Show data context 2,188 Show data context
1881 2,108 Show data context 185 Show data context 8,988 Show data context 58 Show data context 7 Show data context 1,703 Show data context 1,496 Show data context 2,131 Show data context 500 Show data context 23 Show data context 86 Show data context 20 Show data context 151 Show data context 253 Show data context 4,501 Show data context 457 Show data context 208 Show data context 3,654 Show data context
1911 3,850 Show data context 187 Show data context 14,534 Show data context 347 Show data context 71 Show data context 3,720 Show data context 5,397 Show data context 4,581 Show data context 1,791 Show data context 275 Show data context 514 Show data context 0 Show data context 346 Show data context 1,295 Show data context 12,351 Show data context 1,141 Show data context 923 Show data context 9,989 Show data context
1931 2,270 Show data context 76 Show data context 17,579 Show data context 706 Show data context 170 Show data context 2,740 Show data context 7,921 Show data context 3,742 Show data context 1,184 Show data context 77 Show data context 619 Show data context 142 Show data context 350 Show data context 5 Show data context 12,890 Show data context 1,139 Show data context 769 Show data context 5,020 Show data context
1951 1,828 Show data context 22 Show data context 23,065 Show data context 1,305 Show data context 168 Show data context 4,188 Show data context 9,092 Show data context 4,215 Show data context 2,361 Show data context 0 Show data context 821 Show data context 0 Show data context 407 Show data context 0 Show data context 19,279 Show data context 1,497 Show data context 1,309 Show data context 2,888 Show data context
1971 978 Show data context 166 Show data context 28,304 Show data context 1,149 Show data context 187 Show data context 5,793 Show data context 10,854 Show data context 4,767 Show data context 1,608 Show data context 1,455 Show data context 1,318 Show data context 349 Show data context 1,090 Show data context 412 Show data context 10,021 Show data context 4,702 Show data context 2,856 Show data context 2,566 Show data context
2011 446 Show data context 83 Show data context 9,603 Show data context 966 Show data context 1,523 Show data context 13,857 Show data context 22,022 Show data context 7,672 Show data context 5,639 Show data context 3,398 Show data context 6,336 Show data context 1,591 Show data context 5,988 Show data context 6,408 Show data context 9,688 Show data context 11,215 Show data context 14,754 Show data context 5,500 Show data context
2021 441 Show data context 85 Show data context 7,785 Show data context 893 Show data context 1,815 Show data context 16,782 Show data context 20,201 Show data context 8,561 Show data context 5,656 Show data context 4,389 Show data context 5,643 Show data context 2,036 Show data context 6,167 Show data context 7,035 Show data context 9,159 Show data context 11,749 Show data context 19,021 Show data context 5,251 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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This classification of industry is that used by the 2021 Census, and forms the basic for our standardisation of historical information on industrial structure. The modern data are a classification of workers by their employers' business and count them by their place of work. However, before 1951 they are counted by place of residence, and before 1921 workers have to be classified by their individual occupations.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Medway Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026