East Ayrshire Council : 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 4,975 Show data context 1,314 Show data context 13,987 Show data context 1,843 Show data context 4,893 Show data context 512 Show data context 309 Show data context
1861 6,762 Show data context 5,620 Show data context 17,451 Show data context 3,557 Show data context 5,078 Show data context 696 Show data context 478 Show data context
1881 5,293 Show data context 6,195 Show data context 14,893 Show data context 4,274 Show data context 6,288 Show data context 972 Show data context 854 Show data context
1911 4,291 Show data context 6,470 Show data context 17,419 Show data context 6,167 Show data context 7,786 Show data context 1,992 Show data context 1,274 Show data context
1931 3,619 Show data context 5,712 Show data context 18,691 Show data context 6,858 Show data context 10,850 Show data context 1,319 Show data context 3,071 Show data context
1951 3,474 Show data context 4,470 Show data context 21,759 Show data context 8,664 Show data context 9,836 Show data context 917 Show data context 4,714 Show data context
1971 1,682 Show data context 2,259 Show data context 24,471 Show data context 9,098 Show data context 10,189 Show data context 1,651 Show data context 7,291 Show data context
1991 1,432 Show data context 489 Show data context 10,425 Show data context 6,155 Show data context 8,289 Show data context 2,455 Show data context 9,903 Show data context
2001 1,673 Show data context 463 Show data context 9,771 Show data context 8,062 Show data context 12,136 Show data context 5,490 Show data context 12,908 Show data context
2011 1,147 Show data context 801 Show data context 5,934 Show data context 8,739 Show data context 13,764 Show data context 7,370 Show data context 17,787 Show data context
2021 1,129 Show data context 324 Show data context 5,299 Show data context 8,831 Show data context 12,942 Show data context 8,071 Show data context 19,340 Show data context
Date Source
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [26] , 'Summary Table of the Occupations of the People in Scotland'
1881 1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [32] , 'Occupations of Males and Females at different Ages in each of the Counties of Scotland'
1911 1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 22 , 'Occupations of males and females aged 10 years and upwards, in eleven groups of ages, and by status'
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 16 , 'Industries of Males and Females in Cities, Counties, and Large Burghs'
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 13 , 'Industry of Occupied Population by place of work', for 'Cities, Counties and Large Burghs'
1971 1971 Census of Scotland, Economic activity, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex (10% sample)', for 'Planning sub-regions, cities, counties, large burghs, county remainders, conurbation centre, new towns'
1991 Census of Population
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV34, Industry (17 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV605, "Industry")

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, East Ayrshire Council 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