the North West Government Region : 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 97,271 Show data context 25,234 Show data context 460,582 Show data context 78,141 Show data context 168,566 Show data context 23,369 Show data context 16,827 Show data context
1861 155,473 Show data context 44,832 Show data context 555,747 Show data context 147,936 Show data context 219,040 Show data context 37,539 Show data context 25,065 Show data context
1881 102,516 Show data context 81,513 Show data context 841,263 Show data context 240,929 Show data context 380,324 Show data context 70,700 Show data context 53,192 Show data context
1911 116,590 Show data context 137,336 Show data context 1,375,628 Show data context 441,460 Show data context 589,926 Show data context 150,430 Show data context 112,134 Show data context
1931 97,712 Show data context 102,304 Show data context 1,202,728 Show data context 372,901 Show data context 705,696 Show data context 76,590 Show data context 196,569 Show data context
1951 85,864 Show data context 70,919 Show data context 1,451,642 Show data context 488,088 Show data context 702,148 Show data context 82,030 Show data context 320,128 Show data context
1971 43,485 Show data context 22,616 Show data context 1,158,710 Show data context 452,592 Show data context 606,072 Show data context 171,977 Show data context 434,750 Show data context
1991 38,289 Show data context 5,741 Show data context 667,454 Show data context 388,333 Show data context 678,487 Show data context 340,723 Show data context 613,072 Show data context
2001 35,913 Show data context 4,689 Show data context 489,844 Show data context 407,501 Show data context 797,290 Show data context 422,217 Show data context 742,343 Show data context
2011 21,555 Show data context 3,672 Show data context 331,950 Show data context 447,627 Show data context 878,258 Show data context 590,106 Show data context 955,576 Show data context
2021 23,442 Show data context 4,001 Show data context 269,292 Show data context 492,754 Show data context 847,826 Show data context 633,394 Show data context 1,070,762 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.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the North West Government Region through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10216151/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 08th April 2026