Blackpool Unitary Authority (UA) : 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 337 Show data context 111 Show data context 1,134 Show data context 143 Show data context 310 Show data context 33 Show data context 27 Show data context
1861 523 Show data context 1 Show data context 316 Show data context 163 Show data context 338 Show data context 37 Show data context 41 Show data context
1881 516 Show data context 6 Show data context 946 Show data context 1,184 Show data context 2,588 Show data context 237 Show data context 203 Show data context
1911 693 Show data context 205 Show data context 5,468 Show data context 5,286 Show data context 13,986 Show data context 1,515 Show data context 1,270 Show data context
1931 1,103 Show data context 203 Show data context 7,530 Show data context 7,058 Show data context 22,664 Show data context 1,933 Show data context 3,341 Show data context
1951 1,075 Show data context 6 Show data context 9,594 Show data context 9,651 Show data context 27,355 Show data context 2,107 Show data context 6,300 Show data context
1971 361 Show data context 26 Show data context 11,844 Show data context 8,960 Show data context 22,699 Show data context 4,403 Show data context 8,642 Show data context
1991 210 Show data context 0 Show data context 6,989 Show data context 7,984 Show data context 22,092 Show data context 5,721 Show data context 17,962 Show data context
2001 396 Show data context 48 Show data context 6,893 Show data context 7,410 Show data context 21,823 Show data context 6,660 Show data context 15,814 Show data context
2011 73 Show data context 42 Show data context 4,895 Show data context 7,920 Show data context 21,127 Show data context 8,352 Show data context 19,010 Show data context
2021 100 Show data context 50 Show data context 4,002 Show data context 7,914 Show data context 18,203 Show data context 7,470 Show data context 21,587 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, Blackpool Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10091731/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 10th April 2026