the South West Government Region : 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 198,050 Show data context 34,680 Show data context 155,707 Show data context 98 Show data context 159 Show data context 48,269 Show data context 26,614 Show data context 18,050 Show data context 7,560 Show data context 224 Show data context 405 Show data context 712 Show data context 3,706 Show data context 11,486 Show data context 9,955 Show data context 7,048 Show data context 4,432 Show data context 148,135 Show data context
1861 239,019 Show data context 34,659 Show data context 202,479 Show data context 529 Show data context 385 Show data context 53,346 Show data context 42,824 Show data context 31,436 Show data context 18,645 Show data context 624 Show data context 657 Show data context 11,234 Show data context 5,027 Show data context 4,531 Show data context 22,819 Show data context 11,919 Show data context 6,257 Show data context 117,055 Show data context
1881 162,499 Show data context 30,756 Show data context 206,087 Show data context 996 Show data context 295 Show data context 63,522 Show data context 47,081 Show data context 45,486 Show data context 14,279 Show data context 1,413 Show data context 2,427 Show data context 896 Show data context 6,676 Show data context 9,541 Show data context 27,327 Show data context 17,585 Show data context 6,934 Show data context 178,339 Show data context
1911 190,176 Show data context 36,522 Show data context 288,653 Show data context 4,384 Show data context 1,201 Show data context 79,816 Show data context 103,324 Show data context 93,779 Show data context 33,967 Show data context 4,811 Show data context 9,061 Show data context 0 Show data context 6,778 Show data context 22,931 Show data context 68,403 Show data context 24,794 Show data context 18,033 Show data context 236,116 Show data context
1931 143,355 Show data context 26,297 Show data context 260,871 Show data context 11,967 Show data context 1,938 Show data context 76,586 Show data context 168,665 Show data context 92,242 Show data context 48,049 Show data context 926 Show data context 14,024 Show data context 3,565 Show data context 11,096 Show data context 102 Show data context 84,904 Show data context 29,333 Show data context 23,391 Show data context 187,555 Show data context
1951 141,856 Show data context 19,300 Show data context 345,815 Show data context 23,844 Show data context 2,156 Show data context 106,432 Show data context 203,439 Show data context 105,499 Show data context 69,140 Show data context 0 Show data context 21,597 Show data context 0 Show data context 16,442 Show data context 0 Show data context 190,402 Show data context 37,129 Show data context 44,099 Show data context 97,517 Show data context
1971 77,753 Show data context 12,216 Show data context 387,995 Show data context 23,371 Show data context 3,247 Show data context 128,114 Show data context 241,576 Show data context 89,913 Show data context 54,677 Show data context 22,680 Show data context 31,397 Show data context 7,146 Show data context 33,996 Show data context 6,682 Show data context 159,529 Show data context 78,893 Show data context 57,460 Show data context 54,215 Show data context
1991 63,562 Show data context 7,960 Show data context 347,164 Show data context 18,640 Show data context 14,478 Show data context 151,576 Show data context 311,605 Show data context 82,915 Show data context 106,357 Show data context 37,147 Show data context 90,432 Show data context 24,476 Show data context 68,929 Show data context 58,618 Show data context 150,819 Show data context 116,199 Show data context 182,374 Show data context 73,312 Show data context
2011 42,090 Show data context 5,347 Show data context 231,776 Show data context 14,705 Show data context 19,801 Show data context 205,121 Show data context 413,749 Show data context 103,301 Show data context 161,098 Show data context 84,169 Show data context 95,621 Show data context 36,246 Show data context 151,096 Show data context 113,233 Show data context 180,911 Show data context 248,166 Show data context 330,496 Show data context 123,458 Show data context
2021 43,078 Show data context 4,692 Show data context 198,486 Show data context 16,347 Show data context 23,003 Show data context 245,885 Show data context 401,088 Show data context 106,325 Show data context 149,865 Show data context 104,893 Show data context 84,867 Show data context 40,693 Show data context 165,219 Show data context 135,046 Show data context 179,411 Show data context 259,396 Show data context 410,944 Show data context 123,001 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.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the South West Government Region through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10089803/cube/INDUSTRY_GEN_2021

Date accessed: 30th May 2026