the North 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 35,490 Show data context 28,060 Show data context 50,380 Show data context 28,247 Show data context 43,651 Show data context 5,169 Show data context 4,674 Show data context
1861 45,686 Show data context 42,584 Show data context 81,503 Show data context 48,140 Show data context 48,228 Show data context 6,495 Show data context 6,208 Show data context
1881 33,306 Show data context 88,300 Show data context 147,288 Show data context 67,529 Show data context 97,245 Show data context 14,980 Show data context 14,386 Show data context
1911 39,779 Show data context 209,572 Show data context 254,835 Show data context 133,666 Show data context 178,465 Show data context 34,044 Show data context 34,044 Show data context
1931 31,560 Show data context 185,437 Show data context 188,439 Show data context 106,812 Show data context 218,640 Show data context 18,768 Show data context 63,415 Show data context
1951 30,488 Show data context 168,782 Show data context 360,769 Show data context 155,516 Show data context 211,084 Show data context 21,777 Show data context 111,204 Show data context
1971 17,578 Show data context 59,117 Show data context 369,760 Show data context 161,476 Show data context 199,297 Show data context 46,611 Show data context 167,189 Show data context
1991 10,780 Show data context 14,307 Show data context 211,105 Show data context 140,462 Show data context 226,408 Show data context 103,606 Show data context 247,344 Show data context
2001 12,114 Show data context 5,688 Show data context 175,509 Show data context 155,888 Show data context 266,424 Show data context 126,047 Show data context 291,267 Show data context
2011 7,523 Show data context 5,947 Show data context 117,995 Show data context 165,839 Show data context 296,297 Show data context 183,163 Show data context 376,206 Show data context
2021 7,869 Show data context 6,877 Show data context 97,555 Show data context 165,730 Show data context 272,484 Show data context 187,983 Show data context 399,543 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 North East Government Region through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10102741/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026