the North West 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 97,271 Show data context 25,234 Show data context 460,582 Show data context 170 Show data context 645 Show data context 46,343 Show data context 35,189 Show data context 30,983 Show data context 10,289 Show data context 47 Show data context 797 Show data context 740 Show data context 2,451 Show data context 19,334 Show data context 7,614 Show data context 5,903 Show data context 3,310 Show data context 123,088 Show data context
1861 155,473 Show data context 44,832 Show data context 555,747 Show data context 1,516 Show data context 1,317 Show data context 69,149 Show data context 66,490 Show data context 75,954 Show data context 28,727 Show data context 1,550 Show data context 2,986 Show data context 10,938 Show data context 5,314 Show data context 16,751 Show data context 10,433 Show data context 9,864 Show data context 4,768 Show data context 123,823 Show data context
1881 102,516 Show data context 81,513 Show data context 841,263 Show data context 3,241 Show data context 1,590 Show data context 112,538 Show data context 102,397 Show data context 123,560 Show data context 30,179 Show data context 2,922 Show data context 8,122 Show data context 2,253 Show data context 10,825 Show data context 46,578 Show data context 20,648 Show data context 22,805 Show data context 9,739 Show data context 247,748 Show data context
1911 116,590 Show data context 137,336 Show data context 1,375,628 Show data context 13,488 Show data context 5,763 Show data context 145,203 Show data context 242,673 Show data context 277,006 Show data context 66,653 Show data context 10,875 Show data context 27,317 Show data context 0 Show data context 12,776 Show data context 99,462 Show data context 45,324 Show data context 41,116 Show data context 25,694 Show data context 280,600 Show data context
1931 97,712 Show data context 102,304 Show data context 1,202,728 Show data context 27,118 Show data context 8,383 Show data context 106,966 Show data context 401,392 Show data context 230,434 Show data context 77,744 Show data context 2,353 Show data context 42,656 Show data context 7,135 Show data context 24,255 Show data context 191 Show data context 101,188 Show data context 52,082 Show data context 43,299 Show data context 226,560 Show data context
1951 85,864 Show data context 70,919 Show data context 1,451,642 Show data context 43,285 Show data context 4,616 Show data context 177,864 Show data context 419,883 Show data context 262,323 Show data context 120,996 Show data context 0 Show data context 50,691 Show data context 0 Show data context 31,339 Show data context 0 Show data context 176,342 Show data context 64,889 Show data context 78,897 Show data context 161,269 Show data context
1971 43,485 Show data context 22,616 Show data context 1,158,710 Show data context 39,607 Show data context 5,242 Show data context 199,780 Show data context 438,433 Show data context 207,963 Show data context 77,001 Show data context 32,513 Show data context 67,960 Show data context 6,405 Show data context 48,627 Show data context 16,472 Show data context 168,875 Show data context 153,179 Show data context 112,696 Show data context 90,638 Show data context
1991 38,289 Show data context 5,741 Show data context 667,454 Show data context 26,689 Show data context 22,484 Show data context 194,068 Show data context 443,697 Show data context 145,092 Show data context 134,355 Show data context 43,401 Show data context 103,143 Show data context 26,925 Show data context 88,352 Show data context 78,902 Show data context 164,239 Show data context 172,408 Show data context 276,425 Show data context 100,435 Show data context
2011 21,555 Show data context 3,672 Show data context 331,950 Show data context 18,788 Show data context 27,171 Show data context 238,624 Show data context 539,611 Show data context 163,044 Show data context 190,720 Show data context 95,228 Show data context 111,664 Show data context 45,603 Show data context 180,778 Show data context 156,833 Show data context 193,584 Show data context 314,732 Show data context 447,260 Show data context 147,927 Show data context
2021 23,442 Show data context 4,001 Show data context 269,292 Show data context 20,852 Show data context 33,845 Show data context 266,982 Show data context 537,556 Show data context 171,075 Show data context 170,862 Show data context 118,149 Show data context 99,286 Show data context 50,064 Show data context 195,029 Show data context 170,866 Show data context 203,802 Show data context 324,378 Show data context 542,582 Show data context 139,408 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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nCube definition


Total households, as defined by the relevant census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the North West Government Region through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Standard Industrial Classification (2007), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10216151/cube/INDUSTRY_GEN_2021

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026