Powys 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 19,949 Show data context 3,453 Show data context 9,701 Show data context 3,170 Show data context 12,634 Show data context 600 Show data context 844 Show data context
1861 29,057 Show data context 3,988 Show data context 11,969 Show data context 4,858 Show data context 9,633 Show data context 906 Show data context 954 Show data context
1881 17,107 Show data context 2,463 Show data context 7,419 Show data context 4,046 Show data context 12,723 Show data context 720 Show data context 1,665 Show data context
1911 19,083 Show data context 5,247 Show data context 6,420 Show data context 5,845 Show data context 14,278 Show data context 991 Show data context 2,405 Show data context
1931 16,376 Show data context 3,785 Show data context 3,607 Show data context 4,875 Show data context 12,511 Show data context 832 Show data context 3,903 Show data context
1951 14,847 Show data context 1,967 Show data context 4,644 Show data context 6,533 Show data context 8,929 Show data context 952 Show data context 6,462 Show data context
1971 8,148 Show data context 402 Show data context 6,057 Show data context 5,642 Show data context 5,992 Show data context 1,038 Show data context 5,722 Show data context
1991 7,116 Show data context 311 Show data context 8,282 Show data context 5,954 Show data context 11,347 Show data context 3,814 Show data context 11,173 Show data context
2001 6,064 Show data context 287 Show data context 8,186 Show data context 7,412 Show data context 14,853 Show data context 5,570 Show data context 14,606 Show data context
2011 5,517 Show data context 265 Show data context 5,814 Show data context 8,991 Show data context 16,703 Show data context 7,921 Show data context 18,442 Show data context
2021 5,810 Show data context 131 Show data context 5,117 Show data context 9,170 Show data context 14,483 Show data context 8,090 Show data context 18,922 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, Powys 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/10168302/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 08th April 2026