Worcester 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 428 Show data context 5 Show data context 3,055 Show data context 756 Show data context 2,066 Show data context 280 Show data context 250 Show data context
1861 629 Show data context 43 Show data context 4,036 Show data context 1,119 Show data context 2,122 Show data context 298 Show data context 273 Show data context
1881 723 Show data context 16 Show data context 6,477 Show data context 1,876 Show data context 4,076 Show data context 609 Show data context 558 Show data context
1911 763 Show data context 36 Show data context 9,336 Show data context 3,560 Show data context 6,424 Show data context 1,169 Show data context 1,273 Show data context
1931 526 Show data context 49 Show data context 8,775 Show data context 3,636 Show data context 7,298 Show data context 544 Show data context 1,921 Show data context
1951 641 Show data context 17 Show data context 12,709 Show data context 5,206 Show data context 9,593 Show data context 831 Show data context 4,695 Show data context
1971 135 Show data context 20 Show data context 13,393 Show data context 6,168 Show data context 11,109 Show data context 2,410 Show data context 7,376 Show data context
1991 190 Show data context 0 Show data context 8,330 Show data context 5,811 Show data context 12,362 Show data context 5,588 Show data context 11,135 Show data context
2001 339 Show data context 45 Show data context 8,000 Show data context 5,975 Show data context 14,142 Show data context 6,826 Show data context 11,666 Show data context
2011 122 Show data context 34 Show data context 5,929 Show data context 6,249 Show data context 13,904 Show data context 8,468 Show data context 15,395 Show data context
2021 206 Show data context 37 Show data context 5,028 Show data context 6,837 Show data context 12,811 Show data context 9,450 Show data context 17,248 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, Worcester 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/10089876/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026