the East Government Region : 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 207,188 Show data context 386 Show data context 102,994 Show data context 39,704 Show data context 121,513 Show data context 13,930 Show data context 12,633 Show data context
1861 242,879 Show data context 477 Show data context 150,858 Show data context 49,926 Show data context 119,978 Show data context 12,763 Show data context 21,066 Show data context
1881 182,569 Show data context 1,271 Show data context 151,365 Show data context 66,341 Show data context 151,420 Show data context 12,324 Show data context 30,016 Show data context
1911 217,950 Show data context 1,988 Show data context 208,816 Show data context 138,452 Show data context 273,219 Show data context 36,240 Show data context 61,808 Show data context
1931 169,055 Show data context 2,890 Show data context 240,291 Show data context 153,563 Show data context 318,459 Show data context 31,944 Show data context 99,749 Show data context
1951 169,740 Show data context 2,331 Show data context 376,958 Show data context 209,168 Show data context 305,798 Show data context 30,566 Show data context 194,523 Show data context
1971 84,042 Show data context 3,281 Show data context 565,456 Show data context 262,932 Show data context 348,142 Show data context 126,713 Show data context 276,135 Show data context
1991 56,352 Show data context 5,031 Show data context 435,864 Show data context 318,435 Show data context 525,719 Show data context 317,367 Show data context 427,380 Show data context
2001 49,715 Show data context 5,458 Show data context 373,167 Show data context 403,924 Show data context 681,959 Show data context 493,094 Show data context 572,085 Show data context
2011 30,198 Show data context 3,451 Show data context 247,992 Show data context 427,786 Show data context 743,933 Show data context 625,822 Show data context 770,330 Show data context
2021 30,672 Show data context 4,078 Show data context 212,772 Show data context 496,406 Show data context 723,553 Show data context 687,837 Show data context 873,381 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, the East Government Region through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026