Rugby 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 3,393 Show data context 156 Show data context 2,896 Show data context 590 Show data context 2,181 Show data context 193 Show data context 168 Show data context
1861 3,810 Show data context 335 Show data context 4,709 Show data context 1,090 Show data context 2,262 Show data context 241 Show data context 325 Show data context
1881 2,495 Show data context 115 Show data context 2,254 Show data context 1,924 Show data context 3,112 Show data context 212 Show data context 470 Show data context
1911 2,450 Show data context 2,265 Show data context 5,521 Show data context 2,735 Show data context 5,814 Show data context 890 Show data context 1,075 Show data context
1931 1,694 Show data context 863 Show data context 10,562 Show data context 3,497 Show data context 5,304 Show data context 471 Show data context 1,639 Show data context
1951 1,805 Show data context 193 Show data context 18,483 Show data context 4,137 Show data context 5,246 Show data context 494 Show data context 4,642 Show data context
1971 485 Show data context 409 Show data context 15,401 Show data context 3,503 Show data context 7,035 Show data context 1,774 Show data context 5,218 Show data context
1991 735 Show data context 0 Show data context 14,823 Show data context 5,372 Show data context 9,389 Show data context 4,000 Show data context 6,983 Show data context
2001 745 Show data context 57 Show data context 8,195 Show data context 6,537 Show data context 11,627 Show data context 6,239 Show data context 9,907 Show data context
2011 445 Show data context 40 Show data context 5,991 Show data context 8,410 Show data context 13,677 Show data context 8,728 Show data context 13,194 Show data context
2021 548 Show data context 53 Show data context 5,797 Show data context 10,722 Show data context 15,496 Show data context 10,094 Show data context 15,424 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, Rugby 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/10088379/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 10th April 2026