Plymouth Unitary Authority (UA) : Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

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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 888 Show data context 57 Show data context 6,129 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 1,733 Show data context 1,335 Show data context 1,967 Show data context 286 Show data context 5 Show data context 32 Show data context 19 Show data context 138 Show data context 513 Show data context 2,739 Show data context 248 Show data context 277 Show data context 4,459 Show data context
1861 1,722 Show data context 173 Show data context 13,685 Show data context 44 Show data context 34 Show data context 2,996 Show data context 2,804 Show data context 3,412 Show data context 1,343 Show data context 87 Show data context 100 Show data context 664 Show data context 278 Show data context 358 Show data context 12,418 Show data context 612 Show data context 459 Show data context 6,848 Show data context
1881 1,595 Show data context 235 Show data context 16,069 Show data context 68 Show data context 29 Show data context 4,114 Show data context 3,607 Show data context 7,888 Show data context 1,009 Show data context 113 Show data context 215 Show data context 27 Show data context 478 Show data context 869 Show data context 10,156 Show data context 1,063 Show data context 548 Show data context 10,143 Show data context
1911 3,431 Show data context 288 Show data context 23,731 Show data context 490 Show data context 154 Show data context 5,471 Show data context 8,663 Show data context 8,048 Show data context 2,531 Show data context 394 Show data context 868 Show data context 0 Show data context 520 Show data context 2,235 Show data context 20,792 Show data context 1,614 Show data context 1,140 Show data context 12,558 Show data context
1931 1,498 Show data context 429 Show data context 20,980 Show data context 1,301 Show data context 272 Show data context 3,876 Show data context 14,370 Show data context 6,288 Show data context 2,929 Show data context 64 Show data context 1,186 Show data context 195 Show data context 753 Show data context 2 Show data context 20,898 Show data context 1,887 Show data context 1,493 Show data context 8,516 Show data context
1951 908 Show data context 264 Show data context 26,749 Show data context 1,806 Show data context 159 Show data context 8,820 Show data context 13,603 Show data context 7,292 Show data context 3,123 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,545 Show data context 0 Show data context 1,200 Show data context 0 Show data context 27,155 Show data context 1,800 Show data context 2,625 Show data context 4,411 Show data context
1971 347 Show data context 138 Show data context 29,168 Show data context 1,906 Show data context 108 Show data context 7,283 Show data context 17,005 Show data context 6,734 Show data context 2,835 Show data context 958 Show data context 2,287 Show data context 235 Show data context 1,544 Show data context 283 Show data context 21,282 Show data context 4,681 Show data context 3,968 Show data context 3,558 Show data context
2011 222 Show data context 188 Show data context 11,493 Show data context 877 Show data context 642 Show data context 8,733 Show data context 18,796 Show data context 6,354 Show data context 7,066 Show data context 2,756 Show data context 2,342 Show data context 1,604 Show data context 4,561 Show data context 4,947 Show data context 12,772 Show data context 11,951 Show data context 16,819 Show data context 5,343 Show data context
2021 276 Show data context 179 Show data context 9,956 Show data context 699 Show data context 696 Show data context 11,249 Show data context 17,672 Show data context 5,800 Show data context 6,345 Show data context 3,193 Show data context 1,499 Show data context 1,777 Show data context 4,744 Show data context 5,799 Show data context 12,535 Show data context 11,850 Show data context 21,942 Show data context 4,857 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, Plymouth Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10168259/cube/INDUSTRY_GEN_2021

Date accessed: 30th May 2026