the North East 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 35,490 Show data context 28,060 Show data context 50,380 Show data context 29 Show data context 30 Show data context 14,014 Show data context 9,158 Show data context 14,174 Show data context 2,614 Show data context 9 Show data context 148 Show data context 190 Show data context 715 Show data context 4,107 Show data context 1,964 Show data context 1,686 Show data context 1,024 Show data context 31,879 Show data context
1861 45,686 Show data context 42,584 Show data context 81,503 Show data context 205 Show data context 177 Show data context 20,162 Show data context 16,476 Show data context 27,596 Show data context 6,270 Show data context 308 Show data context 274 Show data context 2,706 Show data context 1,270 Show data context 1,937 Show data context 2,367 Show data context 2,632 Show data context 1,209 Show data context 25,482 Show data context
1881 33,306 Show data context 88,300 Show data context 147,288 Show data context 603 Show data context 238 Show data context 32,383 Show data context 26,809 Show data context 34,305 Show data context 6,746 Show data context 768 Show data context 1,560 Show data context 523 Show data context 3,116 Show data context 9,013 Show data context 5,247 Show data context 6,891 Show data context 2,248 Show data context 63,690 Show data context
1911 39,779 Show data context 209,572 Show data context 254,835 Show data context 4,739 Show data context 999 Show data context 48,352 Show data context 70,174 Show data context 79,576 Show data context 17,770 Show data context 2,720 Show data context 6,152 Show data context 0 Show data context 3,855 Show data context 21,317 Show data context 13,532 Show data context 14,195 Show data context 6,317 Show data context 90,521 Show data context
1931 31,560 Show data context 185,437 Show data context 188,439 Show data context 8,612 Show data context 2,591 Show data context 29,014 Show data context 118,277 Show data context 66,595 Show data context 20,926 Show data context 609 Show data context 9,944 Show data context 2,025 Show data context 6,124 Show data context 66 Show data context 31,455 Show data context 20,026 Show data context 11,934 Show data context 79,437 Show data context
1951 30,488 Show data context 168,782 Show data context 360,769 Show data context 12,830 Show data context 1,866 Show data context 60,773 Show data context 132,693 Show data context 80,047 Show data context 35,749 Show data context 0 Show data context 13,149 Show data context 0 Show data context 8,628 Show data context 0 Show data context 60,194 Show data context 24,326 Show data context 26,684 Show data context 42,642 Show data context
1971 17,578 Show data context 59,117 Show data context 369,760 Show data context 14,245 Show data context 1,769 Show data context 83,071 Show data context 142,869 Show data context 62,391 Show data context 27,878 Show data context 10,462 Show data context 17,222 Show data context 2,495 Show data context 13,660 Show data context 2,772 Show data context 70,827 Show data context 57,743 Show data context 38,619 Show data context 28,550 Show data context
1991 10,780 Show data context 14,307 Show data context 211,105 Show data context 10,380 Show data context 8,525 Show data context 75,424 Show data context 142,089 Show data context 46,133 Show data context 49,500 Show data context 11,994 Show data context 26,985 Show data context 9,889 Show data context 27,863 Show data context 26,875 Show data context 77,101 Show data context 68,580 Show data context 101,663 Show data context 34,819 Show data context
2011 7,523 Show data context 5,947 Show data context 117,995 Show data context 11,187 Show data context 8,632 Show data context 91,300 Show data context 177,216 Show data context 54,720 Show data context 67,295 Show data context 31,104 Show data context 32,605 Show data context 15,862 Show data context 52,878 Show data context 50,714 Show data context 93,882 Show data context 111,769 Show data context 170,555 Show data context 51,786 Show data context
2021 7,869 Show data context 6,877 Show data context 97,555 Show data context 10,597 Show data context 8,277 Show data context 94,041 Show data context 167,597 Show data context 52,815 Show data context 58,899 Show data context 37,280 Show data context 28,023 Show data context 16,379 Show data context 52,331 Show data context 53,970 Show data context 93,574 Show data context 112,541 Show data context 193,428 Show data context 45,988 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.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the North East 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/10102741/cube/INDUSTRY_GEN_2021

Date accessed: 30th May 2026