North Somerset Unitary Authority (UA) : 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 3,774 Show data context 352 Show data context 2,214 Show data context 980 Show data context 2,559 Show data context 239 Show data context 224 Show data context
1861 5,067 Show data context 588 Show data context 4,535 Show data context 2,455 Show data context 4,513 Show data context 706 Show data context 714 Show data context
1881 3,115 Show data context 185 Show data context 2,363 Show data context 2,482 Show data context 6,474 Show data context 429 Show data context 1,032 Show data context
1911 3,968 Show data context 1,014 Show data context 9,726 Show data context 4,372 Show data context 10,281 Show data context 1,255 Show data context 1,881 Show data context
1931 3,220 Show data context 557 Show data context 6,378 Show data context 6,000 Show data context 14,087 Show data context 1,114 Show data context 3,280 Show data context
1951 3,217 Show data context 471 Show data context 6,262 Show data context 6,890 Show data context 11,788 Show data context 1,110 Show data context 5,665 Show data context
1971 2,172 Show data context 297 Show data context 13,618 Show data context 8,062 Show data context 12,615 Show data context 3,430 Show data context 8,913 Show data context
1991 1,800 Show data context 290 Show data context 9,457 Show data context 8,636 Show data context 16,156 Show data context 7,435 Show data context 14,174 Show data context
2001 1,305 Show data context 138 Show data context 10,712 Show data context 12,907 Show data context 24,790 Show data context 17,666 Show data context 21,200 Show data context
2011 890 Show data context 164 Show data context 7,998 Show data context 13,752 Show data context 26,072 Show data context 21,015 Show data context 27,672 Show data context
2021 736 Show data context 196 Show data context 7,233 Show data context 15,869 Show data context 24,952 Show data context 22,595 Show data context 31,080 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, North Somerset Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10207289/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026