Ceredigion 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 8,968 Show data context 792 Show data context 3,371 Show data context 1,781 Show data context 6,699 Show data context 197 Show data context 242 Show data context
1861 12,390 Show data context 1,784 Show data context 4,166 Show data context 1,986 Show data context 4,046 Show data context 316 Show data context 352 Show data context
1881 7,748 Show data context 1,730 Show data context 3,481 Show data context 1,805 Show data context 6,616 Show data context 268 Show data context 605 Show data context
1911 11,067 Show data context 736 Show data context 3,864 Show data context 2,653 Show data context 8,933 Show data context 467 Show data context 1,410 Show data context
1931 7,842 Show data context 132 Show data context 1,896 Show data context 2,198 Show data context 6,159 Show data context 464 Show data context 2,247 Show data context
1951 7,518 Show data context 68 Show data context 1,391 Show data context 2,948 Show data context 4,836 Show data context 495 Show data context 2,951 Show data context
1971 4,364 Show data context 81 Show data context 1,042 Show data context 2,904 Show data context 3,018 Show data context 1,226 Show data context 3,740 Show data context
1991 3,258 Show data context 70 Show data context 1,501 Show data context 2,700 Show data context 6,053 Show data context 1,752 Show data context 6,970 Show data context
2001 2,614 Show data context 84 Show data context 2,328 Show data context 3,785 Show data context 9,021 Show data context 2,890 Show data context 8,993 Show data context
2011 2,316 Show data context 56 Show data context 1,695 Show data context 4,121 Show data context 9,407 Show data context 3,707 Show data context 11,144 Show data context
2021 2,314 Show data context 33 Show data context 1,420 Show data context 3,786 Show data context 8,200 Show data context 3,787 Show data context 10,571 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, Ceredigion 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/10099213/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 08th April 2026