Wakefield District : 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 2,250 Show data context 723 Show data context 7,077 Show data context 5 Show data context 11 Show data context 967 Show data context 854 Show data context 300 Show data context 194 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 17 Show data context 62 Show data context 346 Show data context 99 Show data context 141 Show data context 85 Show data context 2,340 Show data context
1861 4,632 Show data context 2,971 Show data context 9,360 Show data context 28 Show data context 73 Show data context 1,706 Show data context 1,539 Show data context 1,234 Show data context 536 Show data context 29 Show data context 20 Show data context 226 Show data context 133 Show data context 149 Show data context 235 Show data context 292 Show data context 150 Show data context 2,271 Show data context
1881 3,468 Show data context 10,398 Show data context 16,845 Show data context 81 Show data context 128 Show data context 3,231 Show data context 2,326 Show data context 2,604 Show data context 587 Show data context 74 Show data context 140 Show data context 60 Show data context 330 Show data context 699 Show data context 1,084 Show data context 671 Show data context 298 Show data context 5,590 Show data context
1911 6,678 Show data context 18,504 Show data context 41,118 Show data context 438 Show data context 455 Show data context 5,487 Show data context 6,701 Show data context 7,347 Show data context 1,697 Show data context 266 Show data context 691 Show data context 0 Show data context 420 Show data context 1,910 Show data context 1,561 Show data context 1,570 Show data context 1,042 Show data context 8,719 Show data context
1931 3,043 Show data context 40,423 Show data context 24,615 Show data context 649 Show data context 340 Show data context 2,561 Show data context 9,737 Show data context 7,107 Show data context 1,744 Show data context 19 Show data context 836 Show data context 147 Show data context 553 Show data context 2 Show data context 4,981 Show data context 2,137 Show data context 1,620 Show data context 6,651 Show data context
1951 2,303 Show data context 40,276 Show data context 32,015 Show data context 1,708 Show data context 86 Show data context 5,344 Show data context 12,131 Show data context 6,970 Show data context 3,672 Show data context 0 Show data context 947 Show data context 0 Show data context 479 Show data context 0 Show data context 7,088 Show data context 3,061 Show data context 3,743 Show data context 3,770 Show data context
1971 2,349 Show data context 11,263 Show data context 36,192 Show data context 1,750 Show data context 230 Show data context 8,401 Show data context 14,276 Show data context 4,809 Show data context 2,486 Show data context 838 Show data context 1,299 Show data context 130 Show data context 900 Show data context 200 Show data context 8,628 Show data context 5,381 Show data context 4,986 Show data context 2,910 Show data context
2011 540 Show data context 690 Show data context 17,348 Show data context 1,462 Show data context 1,301 Show data context 13,083 Show data context 30,557 Show data context 9,138 Show data context 7,234 Show data context 3,147 Show data context 5,190 Show data context 2,072 Show data context 5,939 Show data context 7,297 Show data context 9,214 Show data context 12,584 Show data context 19,139 Show data context 5,893 Show data context
2021 621 Show data context 237 Show data context 15,979 Show data context 1,378 Show data context 1,542 Show data context 15,431 Show data context 33,879 Show data context 9,916 Show data context 6,468 Show data context 4,378 Show data context 4,784 Show data context 2,308 Show data context 6,820 Show data context 7,955 Show data context 9,976 Show data context 13,742 Show data context 23,379 Show data context 5,934 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, Wakefield District through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 06th June 2026