the West Midlands Government Region : Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

Data cube chart.

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 118,381 Show data context 30,063 Show data context 198,198 Show data context 81 Show data context 177 Show data context 25,916 Show data context 21,838 Show data context 9,965 Show data context 6,383 Show data context 32 Show data context 319 Show data context 457 Show data context 1,866 Show data context 10,377 Show data context 3,004 Show data context 4,409 Show data context 2,289 Show data context 92,510 Show data context
1861 142,757 Show data context 41,433 Show data context 276,648 Show data context 597 Show data context 512 Show data context 40,015 Show data context 35,663 Show data context 24,118 Show data context 16,522 Show data context 609 Show data context 842 Show data context 6,384 Show data context 3,569 Show data context 5,058 Show data context 4,709 Show data context 7,718 Show data context 3,161 Show data context 75,339 Show data context
1881 97,443 Show data context 49,620 Show data context 381,364 Show data context 1,558 Show data context 451 Show data context 55,445 Show data context 44,316 Show data context 37,617 Show data context 14,376 Show data context 1,286 Show data context 3,028 Show data context 999 Show data context 5,442 Show data context 17,498 Show data context 9,670 Show data context 14,540 Show data context 4,548 Show data context 136,799 Show data context
1911 112,629 Show data context 89,655 Show data context 636,038 Show data context 6,412 Show data context 1,586 Show data context 74,933 Show data context 107,633 Show data context 96,585 Show data context 31,370 Show data context 4,316 Show data context 10,546 Show data context 0 Show data context 6,120 Show data context 47,620 Show data context 24,190 Show data context 23,424 Show data context 13,270 Show data context 172,222 Show data context
1931 86,835 Show data context 83,350 Show data context 737,391 Show data context 16,210 Show data context 2,919 Show data context 71,341 Show data context 182,552 Show data context 91,574 Show data context 34,344 Show data context 795 Show data context 17,352 Show data context 3,629 Show data context 11,561 Show data context 109 Show data context 50,389 Show data context 30,956 Show data context 22,987 Show data context 140,684 Show data context
1951 88,538 Show data context 66,150 Show data context 1,073,898 Show data context 28,048 Show data context 3,023 Show data context 107,489 Show data context 233,445 Show data context 107,498 Show data context 71,179 Show data context 0 Show data context 25,211 Show data context 0 Show data context 18,382 Show data context 0 Show data context 126,527 Show data context 44,433 Show data context 46,343 Show data context 84,370 Show data context
1971 47,497 Show data context 28,647 Show data context 1,071,261 Show data context 27,826 Show data context 3,470 Show data context 140,701 Show data context 289,529 Show data context 100,019 Show data context 49,404 Show data context 22,131 Show data context 38,312 Show data context 5,042 Show data context 33,333 Show data context 12,169 Show data context 119,207 Show data context 119,821 Show data context 69,525 Show data context 59,768 Show data context
1991 37,989 Show data context 10,840 Show data context 637,620 Show data context 17,759 Show data context 17,009 Show data context 151,306 Show data context 346,574 Show data context 92,138 Show data context 92,306 Show data context 40,920 Show data context 71,593 Show data context 21,594 Show data context 66,315 Show data context 70,199 Show data context 115,810 Show data context 137,931 Show data context 186,884 Show data context 71,165 Show data context
2011 23,825 Show data context 2,232 Show data context 311,586 Show data context 17,369 Show data context 21,002 Show data context 189,878 Show data context 434,269 Show data context 133,003 Show data context 132,532 Show data context 72,913 Show data context 78,920 Show data context 34,397 Show data context 129,011 Show data context 119,833 Show data context 135,384 Show data context 257,782 Show data context 327,852 Show data context 115,088 Show data context
2021 25,805 Show data context 1,760 Show data context 272,418 Show data context 17,320 Show data context 22,095 Show data context 222,008 Show data context 431,796 Show data context 156,125 Show data context 121,280 Show data context 88,543 Show data context 69,830 Show data context 36,566 Show data context 132,855 Show data context 130,558 Show data context 137,487 Show data context 264,274 Show data context 402,892 Show data context 105,500 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 system of four "Levels" appears in the census Small Area Statistics for 2001, 2011 and 2021/2, and the full definitions of the levels include a wide range of broadly equivalent qualifications.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the West Midlands Government Region 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